Ingredients
Scale
- 8-12 chicken legs
- ½ pound regular sliced bacon
- 1 tbsp SPG
- 1 tbsp BBQ rub
Honey Bourbon Glaze
- ½ cup honey
- ⅓ cup bourbon
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 2 tbsp butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp stone ground mustard
- 1 tbsp ginger paste
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Prep the drumsticks by cutting around the chicken leg 1 inch down from the knuckle. Peel back the knuckle meat and remove and access tendons.
- Remove the skin from the leg then cut a flat spot on top of the chicken leg.
- Season the chicken with SPG and a BBQ rub then tightly wrap in regular bacon. Tuck the end of the bacon into the wrapped bacon to avoid it coming apart.
- Place them on the smoker at 275F for 1 hour.
- Assemble the honey bourbon glaze: melt butter and saute garlic for 1 minute. Add remaining ingredients and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes until it begins to bubble. Remove from heat and let it cool.
- Glaze the chicken once the chicken reaches an internal temp of 165F and let them cook until they reach 170F internal.
- Dunk in glaze again and serve them up!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Main course
- Method: Barbecue
- Cuisine: American
