Tea Brined Roast Chicken
Marinate a whole roasting chicken in sweet tea brine to give it a crispy, golden brown skin and make it extra flavorful and tender. Baste it with sweet tea and bourbon to keep everyone coming back for more. Be sure to allow 8-12 hours for brining.
Source: Reily Products
Ingredients
- Brine
- family-size bags Luzianne® Iced Tea, unsweetened
- gallon water, room temperature
- light brown sugar
- kosher or coarse salt
- small bunch sage
- small bunch rosemary
- small bunch thyme
- garlic, smashed
- lemon, quartered
- gallon water, ice-cold
- Chicken
- roasting chicken, about 6 pounds
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
- onion, peeled and halved
- carrot, peeled and halved
- celery stick, halved
- sprig fresh thyme
- sprig fresh rosemary
- sprig fresh sage
- tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- Glaze
- water
- bourbon
- family-size bags Luzianne®️ Iced Tea, unsweetened
- Juice of 1 lemon
- tablespoons unsalted butter