Smoked Spicy Korean Gochujang Chicken Legs

🧂 Ingredients

• 8 Chicken legs

  8-10 chicken legs
• 1/2 cup Gochujang
• 1/4 cup Soy sauce
• 1/4 cup Mirin
• 1/4 cup Sugar
• 1/4 cup Sesame oil
• 4 cloves Garlic

  minced, 1 tbsp
• 1 tbsp Ginger

  Optional
• Green onions

  Sliced thin
• Cilantro

  Chopped
• Sesame seeds

Instructions

• 1 Prep the chicken legs by piercing the skin with a meat tenderizer (optional).
• 2 Combine the gochujang, soy sauce, mirin, sugar, sesame oil, garlic, and
  (optiona) ginger together in a mixing bowl. Whisk well to combine.
• 3 Divide in half, reserving for basting the chicken legs while their cooking.
• 4 Coat each drumstick in the marinade making sure to cover all sides.
• 5 Preheat the grill (smoker, Weber, etc) to 350 degrees F.
• 6 Place the chicken legs directly on the grill grates over indirect heat.
  Optionally, you can place them on a cooling rack then in the grill/ smoker for
  easier handling.
• 7 After 15 minutes, begin to coat the chicken with the reserved marinade every
  5-10 minutes.
• 8 When the chicken reaches doneness (165 F), increase the heat and continue to
  cook until the internal temperature reaches 175 degrees F. You can also place
  the chicken over direct heat to get some char on the chicken (recommended).
• 9 Remove from the grill and serve!
• 10 Optionally, garnish with sesame seeds, sliced green onion, and cilantro.

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