One of my family’s favorite chickens is this Coca-Cola Smoked Chicken Leg Quarters!! This is perfect when we have other families over, everyone loves chicken. Leg quarters are one of my favorites to cook, and they tend to be on the cheaper side as well a the grocery store.
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It’s no secret that I love to smoke food, and I smoke meat every chance I get! Last month the weather was amazing, and it was the perfect day for smoking chicken! Now, since I love to cook with, I used to use my Coca-Cola Brine. If I don’t mind saying so myself, it turned out pretty fantastic! For a little secret, if feeding a large group of people quarters are the way to go, they are cheaper and make a lot of food for a group.
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Coca Cola Smoked Chicken Leg Quarters Ingredients:
- Whole Leg Quarters– You can use any form of chicken in this recipe, I use it for any cut, either bone-in chicken or boneless chicken.
- Coca-Cola– You can change this up with any dark soda, Diet Coke, Root Beer, Dr. Pepper, or Coke Zero. The flavor of soda will alter the taste a bit but it will work
- .Worcestershire Sauce
- Brown Sugar
- Minced Garlic
- Salt
- Honey BBQ Sauce
- Ice
How To Make Smoked Coca-Cola Chicken Leg Quarters:
To start, you need a large plastic container or bucket with a lid.
Place your chicken in the container and pour 2 liters of Coca-Cola over the chicken quarters. We have a 2.5 Gallon Rubbermaid Container, perfect for marinating meat and leftovers.
Next, add the rest of the ingredients to the container on top of your chicken.
Use a whisk or shake the container well to mix everything up.
Add next into the container your ice and make sure the chicken is fully submerged in the Coca-Cola brine mixture. (You may need to add more Coca-Cola)
Store in a fridge or cooler and allow the chicken to brine for at least 24 hours before smoking.
Be sure to keep checking up on the chicken you may need to keep adding ice to the mixture to keep the chicken cold. The chicken staying so cold helps the brine absorb into the chicken faster!
Start your smoker up with the water and wood chips to get good smoke going before putting in your chicken.
Spray your smoker racks with a non-stick spray or rub them with olive oil, this helps the chicken to not stick to it.
Place your chicken on the racks in the smoker. I maintain your smoker at about 225 degrees and smoke for about 3 hours.
*Be sure to use a food thermometer to make sure your chicken is cooked to the right temperature of 165 degrees or higher*
Remove and serve!
What is your go to way to cook chicken leg quarters?
What To Serve With Smoked Coca Cola Chicken Leg Quarters:
Smoked Appetizers: Smoked Cream Cheese, Easy Smoked Queso Dip, Easy Smoked Refried Bean Dip
Smoked Side Dishes: Smoked Baked Potatoes, Smoked Green Bean Casserole, Smoked Sweet Potato Casserole, Smoked Baked Potatoes, Smoked Loaded Cheesy Potatoes, Smoked Deviled Eggs, Smoked Loaded Baked Beans, Creamy Smoked Macaroni And Cheese, Smoked Loaded Cheesy Potatoes
Grilled Side Dishes: Cheesy Grilled Asparagus, Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms, Grilled Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes, Grilled Corn On The Cob, Grilled Zucchini, Grilled Bacon Wrapped Asparagus
How to Store Smoked coca-cola Leg Quarters
Store in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to three days. You can debone them and keep just the meat, or save the whole carcass.
Recipes Using A Coca-Cola Brine:
While there is no limit to what you can make with a Coca-Cola Brine, below are my favorites. You can swap out Coca-Cola for any dark soda; this is just my go-to flavor.
- Boneless BBQ Ribs
- Cornish Game Hens
- Chicken Legs
- Chicken Thighs
- Coca-Cola Smoked Turkey
- Pork Shoulder Roast
- Chicken Leg Quarters
- Chicken Wings
- Pork Shoulder
Smoked Coca Cola Chicken Leg Quarters
Ingredients
- 5 Leg Quarters Whole
- 2 Liter Coca-Cola
- 3 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1/4 Cup BBQ Sauce
- 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
- 3 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
- 3 Tablespoon Salt
- Ice
Instructions
- To start you need a large plastic container or bucket that has a lid.
- Place your chicken in the container and pour a 2 liter of Coca Cola over the chicken quarters.
- Next, add the rest of the ingredients to the container, on top of your chicken.
- Use a whisk or shake the container well to mix everything up.
- Add into the container your ice and make sure the chicken is fully submerged in the Coca-Cola brine mixture. (You may need to add more Coca-Cola)
- Store in a fridge or cooler and allow the chicken to brine for at least 24 hours before smoking.
- Be sure to keep checking up on the chicken you may need to keep adding ice to the mixture to keep the chicken cold. The chicken staying so cold helps the brine absorb into the chicken faster!
- Start your smoker up with the water and wood chips to get good smoke going before putting in your chicken.
- Spray your smoker racks with a non-stick spray or rub them with olive oil, this helps the chicken to not stick to it.
- Place your chicken on the racks in the smoker. I maintain your smoker at about 225 degrees and smoke for about 3 hours.
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