sweet tea brine
This is fantastic for grilled chicken and turkey!
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
method
Grill
yield
Marinade for up to 4# chicken
Ingredients
- 4 pounds chicken
- 2 - of your favorite family-sized tea bags
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups ice
- 1/8 - 1/4 cup salt (i use kosher or sea salt) you can safely use 1/8 cup of salt if watching your sodium
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 tablespoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 - fresh rosemary sprigs
- 6 - garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- 1 large lemon, thinly sliced
How To Make sweet tea brine
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Step 1Bring 4 cups water to a boil. Remove from heat, add tea bags, cover and let steep for 10 minutes.
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Step 2Remove tea bags. Add sugar and salt to tea, stir until dissolved.
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Step 3Add rosemary, pepper, garlic, onion, and lemon to tea, mixing well. Cool completely. When completely cooled, stir in 2 cups of ice until melted - brine should be cold.
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Step 4Transfer cold brine to plastic bowl(with lid) or heavy duty zip locking freezer bag. Completely submerge chicken in brine. Place in fridge 24 hours before cooking. *If you use a freezer bag, do yourself a favor and put the bag in a large bowl in case of leakage.
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Step 5Before grilling, drain and discard brine and then pat chicken dry before grilling. Do not rinse chicken.
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Category:
Marinades
Keyword:
#overnight
Keyword:
#Poultry
Keyword:
#grilling
Keyword:
#brine
Method:
Grill
Culture:
Southern
Ingredient:
Coffee/Tea/Beverage
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