Smoked vs. Clarified Butter Deep-Fried Whole Chicken: Which Method Wins?

Guga deep-fries a whole chicken in 10 pounds of clarified butter, then puts it head-to-head against a smoked spatchcock chicken to see which method produces the juiciest, most flavorful result. The video also covers how to easily make clarified butter using a sous vide circulator, plus a bonus smashed potato recipe topped with seasoned ground beef and melted mozzarella.

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๐Ÿงพ Ingredients

  • 1Whole young chicken
  • 2Salt
  • 3BBQ rub
  • 410 lbs butter (clarified)
  • 55 lbs gold potatoes
  • 6Chicken stock/concentrate
  • 7Whole milk
  • 83 lbs 80/20 ground beef
  • 9Freeze-dried garlic
  • 10Freeze-dried onion
  • 11Tomato paste
  • 12Black pepper
  • 13Mozzarella cheese
  • 14Avocado oil
  • 15Parsley
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