What makes the smoked spatchcock chicken recipe special is the basting sauce that goes over it during the cooking process.
If you're already feeling perplexed or nervous about “spatchcocking” a chicken don't be. All you need is a sharp knife and my
step by step guide
. It's really easy so don't stop reading yet!
The sauce is really easy too in fact you can prepare the chicken and the sauce in the time it'll take for your smoker to warm up. All that's left then is to pour a beer and relax!
Throw all of the ingredients (not the chicken!) into a saucepan and stir. Heat gently to ensure that all the sugar and salt has dissolved and then allow to cool.
Prepare your smoker for indirect cooking at approximately 120ºC or 240ºF and lay your chicken on the grill skin side up. Cook gently for about 4 hours and liberally spoon on the basting sauce every 30 minutes of so.