Molasses-Brined Roasted Chicken

Name: Molasses-Brined Roasted Chicken
Prep time: 8 h 25 min
Cook time: 8 h 25 min
Total time: 8 h 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons black peppercorns; 2 Tbsps canola oil; 4 kilograms whole chickens, cut into 4 pieces each (boneless breasts with first wing joint intact, legs whole with bone in, carcasses reserved); 118 milliliters dark molasses; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced; 8 garlic cloves, unpeeled; 1 teaspoons garlic salt; 473 milliliters ice cubes; 118 milliliters kosher salt; 1 sweet onion, thinly sliced; 2 fresh thyme sprigs

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Molasses-Brined Roasted Chicken From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 8 hours and 25 minutes. Head to the store and pick up peppercorns, kosher salt, ice cubes, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

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Water

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Dutch Oven

Add kosher salt and molasses. Reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes or until salt and molasses dissolve.

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Salt

Molasses

Transfer to a very large bowl; add ice and next 4 ingredients.

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Ice

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Bowl

Let stand, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes or until mixture cools to room temperature. Cover and chill 30 minutes to 1 hour or until cold.

Submerge chicken in cold brine. Cover and chill 6 to 8 hours.

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Whole Chicken

Brine

Preheat oven to 40

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Oven

Remove chicken from brine; rinse and pat dry.

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Whole Chicken

Brine

Sprinkle with garlic salt.

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Garlic Salt

Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in a 14-inch nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add 4 unpeeled garlic cloves, 1 thyme sprig, and half of chicken. Cook 5 minutes or until skin is browned and crisp. (The molasses in the brine will brown the skin quickly.) Turn chicken and garlic, and cook 5 minutes or until browned.

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Garlic