Easy Beer Brine Chicken

Easy Beer Brine Chicken is flavorful, moist and delicious! The brine soak makes it that way.

This is a version of Beer-Brined Chicken by BettyCrocker

“Easy Beer Brine Chicken is fast to prepare and long to soak, so make sure you allow for that.”

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15 minutes

11 hours 40 minutes

6 servings



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    Ingredients

    • Brine and Chicken
    • 2  cups water
    • 1/4  cup kosher (coarse) salt
    • 1/4  cup packed brown sugar
    • 2  cans or bottles (12 oz each) beer or nonalcoholic beer, chilled
    • 1  whole chicken (3 to 3 1/2 lb)
    • Rub
    • 3  teaspoons paprika
    • 1/2  teaspoon seasoned salt
    • 1/4  teaspoon onion powder
    • 1/4  teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1/4  teaspoon pepper
    • 2  tablespoons olive oil

    Directions

    1. 1Line 2-quart bowl or saucepan with 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag. Add water, kosher salt and brown sugar; stir until salt and sugar are dissolved. Stir in beer. Add chicken. Tightly seal bag; refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
    2. 2Line 13x9-inch pan with foil. Remove chicken from brine; rinse thoroughly under cool running water and pat dry with paper towels. Discard brine. Place chicken, breast side up, in pan. Refrigerate uncovered 1 hour to dry chicken skin. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix all rub ingredients except oil; set aside.
    3. 3Heat oven to 375°F. Brush oil over chicken. Sprinkle with seasoning mixture; rub into chicken skin. Bake 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest piece is cut to bone (170°F for breasts; 180°F for thighs and drumsticks). Let stand 15 minutes for easiest carving.
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    tcross27
    tcross27 said:

    I did all the steps in one, so minus the rub and just brine it all together yum!

    12/13/2009 1:15:24 PM
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