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Grilled Beer Chicken Brine Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Brine
2 c. water
1/4 c. kosher (coarse) salt
1/4 c. packed brown sugar
4 cans or bottles (12 oz. beer or nonalcoholic beer, chilled
2 cut-up whole chickens (3 - 31/2 lbs each)

Barbecue Rub
1 tbsp. paprika
1 tsp. table salt
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 c. vegetable oil
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional)
Directions:
Directions:
in a 6 - 8 quart noncorrosive (stainless steel, enamel-coated or plastic) container or stockpot, mix water, kosher salt and brown sugar, stirring until salt and brown sugar are dissolved. Stir in beer, ad chicken. cover, refrigerate uncovered 1 hour to dry chicken skin, Meanwhile in a small bowl mix all rub ingredients except oil, set aside.

Heat gas or charcoal grill for indirect cooking. Brush oil over chicken: sprinkle rub mixture over chicken. Cook 15 minutes,

Turn chicken over: grill & cook 20 - 30 minutes longer, turning occasionally, until juice of chicken is clear when thickest piece is cut to bone (170º for breast; 180º for thighs and drumsticks).
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
55 minutesa

 

 

 

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