Smoked Buttermilk Chicken

Ceji Johnson in Chula Vista, CA, shows how it's done: smoked buttermilk chicken.

Need

One whole chicken 

3 garlic cloves, crushed

3 bay leaves

2 TBS  Bay Leaf Black Pepper Preserved Meyer  Paste

2 TBS pepper

3 TBS salt

2 cups buttermilk

Do

Marinate the chicken in the ingredients for 24 hours.

Remove the bird from the marinade and let rest on a rack in the refrigerator for another 24 hours.

Smoke at 250°F for approximately 4 hours.

Sing Ceji's praises.