Sweet Tea-Brined Fried Chicken

Name: Sweet Tea-Brined Fried Chicken
Ingredients: 2 family-size tea bags; 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 1/4 cup kosher salt; 1 small sweet onion, thinly sliced; 1 lemon, thinly sliced; 4 garlic cloves, halved; 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper; 2 cups ice cubes; 1 (3 1/2-lb.) cut-up whole chicken; 2 cups self-rising flour; 1 cup self-rising white cornmeal mix; 2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons table salt; 1 teaspoon ground red pepper; Vegetable oil

Sweet Tea-Brined Fried Chicken was pinched from <a href="http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sweet-tea-brined-fried-chicken-50400000129152/" target="_blank">www.myrecipes.com.</a>

"A marriage of Southern favorites: Our salty-sweet brine of brown sugar and freshly brewed tea infuses this picnic-perfect chicken with juicy flavor before frying. Bonus: The tannins in tea act as a natural tenderizer...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 family-size tea bags

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1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

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1/4 cup kosher salt

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1 small sweet onion, thinly sliced

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1 lemon, thinly sliced

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4 garlic cloves, halved

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1 tablespoon cracked black pepper

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2 cups ice cubes

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1 (3 1/2-lb.) cut-up whole chicken

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2 cups self-rising flour

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1 cup self-rising white cornmeal mix

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2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper

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2 teaspoons table salt

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1 teaspoon ground red pepper

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Vegetable oil

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