Iced Tea-Brined Chicken

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Retired semi-pro shot manager and Howard University alum Bailey Daniel chose this year’s Howard homecoming tailgate enactment to effort retired a brine that uses citrus wedges and tea; the second is simply a "tenderizer,” helium says. He prefers the spirit of chickenhearted thighs and drumsticks. Once they’re thoroughly patted dry, helium grills them implicit indirect heat, past finishes them implicit nonstop vigor to crisp and brownish the tegument that has been dusted with a substance of brownish sweetener and paprika.

He serves them with store-bought oregon his ain South Carolina mustard-style barbecue sauce.

The chickenhearted needs to beryllium refrigerated successful the brine for astatine slightest 8 hours and up to 24 hours.

From Daniel, of Oxon Hill.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 10-14 dark-meat pieces

For the brine and chicken

1 gallon water
7 regular-size Lipton beverage bags
1 cupful kosher salt
2 cups granulated sugar
2 ample lemon, each chopped lengthwise into quarters
4 pounds to 6 pounds bone-in, skin-on chickenhearted thighs oregon drumsticks, oregon a combination