Smoked Cornish Game Hens are perfect to smoke for a dinner!! They are full of flavor with a brine and leftover chicken works amazing for soups and more dinners adding, even more, flavor as well!
Course Entree
Cuisine American
Keyword brine, cornish game hens, smoked cornish game hens, smoked food
In a large bin that has a lid pour in all your brine ingredients and give it a good swirl
Set in your game hens in the brine, if your hens aren't frozen throw in some ice
Prep your smoker, I always start by turning it on and placing in my chips. (I love to use apple pucks) and get a good smoke going. I add my water tray after I get a smoke going from my pucks and then open up my smoke pipe.
While waiting for a good smoke, spray down the racks to your smoker with a non-stick spray or rub with olive oil
Once you have a good smoke rolling for your smoker place your chickens in your smoker
Keep an eye on your smoker and smoke the chickens for a couple hours and double check doneness with a thermometer.
They will have a nice crisp skin and color to them! Plus the smell will have your neighbors drooling, yes even two days before Christmas.