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A Slow and Deliberate Dance of Chicken, Smoker, and Sauce

Make Le Bon Ton’s apple barbecue sauce-basted smoked chicken at home.

In a tortoise and hare situation, America's Deep South would be the tortoise—a barbecue-sauce coated, thick-smoked, oh so very tasty tortoise. Folks don't do things quickly down south, but their food's a winner and if you want to make it right you gotta go slow.

This recipe by the guys at Melbourne's Le Bon Ton needs a day's prep time; so clear the calendar. It also requires a barbecue with a lid, or a smoker. Once you have those things, the rest is a slow and deliberate dance of chicken, smoker, and sauce.

RECIPE: Apple Barbecue Sauce-Basted Smoked Chicken