Orange Glazed Chicken Breasts
Make tender, moist, boneless, skinless chicken breasts with an orange glaze in your smoker or bbq.
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Brine
- 250 ml water 1 cup
- 75 ml soy sauce ⅓ cup
- 15 ml lemon juice 1 tbsp
- 15 ml brown sugar 1 tbsp
Glaze
- 125 ml orange juice ½ cup
- zest from ½ orange
- 25 ml hoisin sauce 2 tbsp
- 25 ml barbecue sauce 2 tbsp
Rub
- 15 ml barbecue rub 1 tbsp
- zest from 1/2 orange
Instructions
- Mix the brine ingredients together. Put the chicken breasts in the brine and refrigerate for two to four hours, turning chicken occassionally.
- Mix the glaze ingredients together and refrigerate while the chicken is brining.
- Mix the rub ingredients together and set aside.
- Put the chicken in a preheated 400 F (105 C) smoker until the internal temperature is 150 F (65 C).
- Brush both sides of the chicken with the glaze mixture. Cook for 5 more minutes. Repeat this three more times for a total of four brushings. Make sure the internal temperature of the chicken is over 165 F (73 C)
- Bring the chicken in and let it rest 10 minutes before serving.