Pulled Chicken

Ingredients for 6 servings:

• 50 g brown sugar
• 25 g white sugar
• 25 g sweet paprika powder
• 25 g salt
• 10 g smoked paprika powder
• 10 g garlic granules
• 10 g onion granules
• 1 tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp fennel seeds
• ½ tsp mustard seeds
• 6 chicken legs
• 6 tbsp BBQ sauce of your choice

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Rest time approx. 4 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes; Total time approx. 5 hours 45 minutes

a lighter, but no less delicious alternative to pulled pork

Grind the spices finely. You can do this with a mortar and pestle, but you can also use a coffee grinder or spice mill. Rub the chicken thighs generously with the resulting rub and let it soak in for a few hours, ideally. Heat the grill (I used our gas grill and only turned on the outer burners of the three, leaving the middle one off to create an indirect zone) to approximately 150°C and place the thighs close together in the center. Cook indirectly with the lid closed for 80-90 minutes. The final meat temperature should be between 80-90°C. Remove the chicken from the thighs and shred with two forks. Mix with 6 tablespoons of BBQ sauce (preferably slightly smoky) and serve on burger buns.