SWEET TEA-BRINED CHICKEN

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Make and share this Sweet Tea-Brined Chicken recipe from Food.com.

Provided by gailanng

Time P1DT1h

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 family-size tea bags
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup kosher salt (NOT table salt)
1 small sweet onion, thinly sliced
1 lemon, thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, large chopped
2 (6 inch) fresh rosemary sprigs
1 tablespoon freshly cracked pepper
2 cups ice cubes
1 cut-up whole chicken (3 1/2- to 4 pounds)

Steps:

Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a 3-qt. heavy saucepan; add tea bags. Remove from heat; cover and steep 10 minutes.
Discard tea bags. Stir in sugar and next 6 ingredients, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cool completely (about 45 minutes); stir in ice. (Mixture should be cold before adding chicken.).
Place tea mixture and chicken in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag; seal. Place bag in a shallow baking dish and chill 24 hours. Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade; pat chicken dry with paper towels.
Light one side of grill, heating to 300° to 350° (medium) heat; leave other side unlit. Place chicken, skin side down, over unlit side, and grill, covered with grill lid, 20 minutes. Turn chicken, and grill, covered with grill lid, 40 to 50 minutes or until done. Transfer chicken, skin side down, to lit side of grill, and grill 2 to 3 minutes or until skin is crispy. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 563.2, Fat 35.4, SaturatedFat 10.1, Cholesterol 162.6, Sodium 4875.6, Carbohydrate 21.2, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 18.6, Protein 38.6