I tried smoking some chicken breasts for the first time tonight. Oh my goodness, it turned out amazingly good! I was so nervous they would get over-smoked, but they were perfect! I had not smoked anything before.
Served with a fruit salsa of cantaloupe, red bell pepper, kiwi, jalapeņo, lemon and lime juice/zest.
Used applewood. Smoked over indirect heat, keeping the temp in my barbecue at about 250-275F, until the chicken was 180F internally. I added more soaked wood chips, as needed and it took some trial and error to get the temp. right.
Gorgeous! Made a rub of paprika, sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper and cinnamon. The chicken was sooooo tender and juicy, nicely smoked and the rub was excellent.
Served in tacos. It all came together great!
Based on this recipe:
http://www.cookshack.com/smoked-chic...aya-kiwi-salsa