Coffee-Brined Chicken Drumsticks |
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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Add rich flavor to chicken drumsticks by marinating them in a mixture of coffee, brown sugar, red pepper, cinnamon and chili powder. If you're serving this recipe to the kids, you can just leave out the red pepper. Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups strongly brewed coffee |
1/4 cup salt |
3 tablespoons sugar |
2 tablespoons chili powder |
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper |
3 cloves garlic, crushed |
1 cinnamon stick |
8 chicken drumsticks (2 1/2 lb. total) |
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, stir together 2 cups water, coffee, salt and sugar until salt and sugar are completely dissolved. Stir in chili powder, red pepper, garlic and cinnamon. Add chicken. Top with a small plate, if needed, to keep chicken submerged. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours.
2. Preheat broiler. Lift chicken from brine and place on a broiler pan. (Discard brine.) Broil 4 to 6 inches from heat source until browned, about 10 minutes. Turn chicken pieces and broil until second side is browned, 10 minutes more.
3. Set oven to 350°F. Move pan to a rack in middle of oven and bake until drumsticks are no longer pink at bone (cut to test), 10 to 15 minutes longer. Serve hot.
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