Name: Hickory-Smoked Chicken Recipe
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 6 whole skin-on, bone-in chicken legs (about 4 pounds); 3 cups hickory wood chips, plus more as needed; 8 quarts lump charcoal, plus more as needed; 1/3 cup vegetable oil, plus more for basting; Kosher salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 2 cups

Why it works: Chicken and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and 19,958 recipes mention both. Both carry piperonal, which smells bitter, coconut. The science ↓

Hickory-Smoked Chicken Recipe

6 servings

Ingredients

6 whole skin-on, bone-in chicken legs (about 4 pounds)
3 cups hickory wood chips, plus more as needed
8 quarts lump charcoal, plus more as needed
1/3 cup vegetable oil, plus more for basting
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 cups

Directions

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By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

Chicken + peppertop 16% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together19,958 recipes

Shared aroma: piperonal (bitter, coconut).

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