Dry Brined Lemon Pepper Chicken
Dry Brined Lemon Pepper Chicken

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, dry brined lemon pepper chicken. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Brine Add four cups of water, plus the salt and sugar to a Dutch oven, and bring to a boil. Breast side up Once the grill has preheated, remove the chicken from the brine and pat it dry with paper And there you have it! Fresh, savory, and delicious lemon-pepper brined butterflied chicken.

Dry Brined Lemon Pepper Chicken is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Dry Brined Lemon Pepper Chicken is something which I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have dry brined lemon pepper chicken using 5 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Dry Brined Lemon Pepper Chicken:
  1. Make ready 3.5-4.5 Lbs Whole Chicken
  2. Get 4 Tablespoons Kosher Salt
  3. Make ready 4 Tablespoons Salt Free Lemon Pepper Seasoning
  4. Make ready rack Roasting pan with
  5. Take Butchers Twine

But Lemon Pepper Chicken is not sour or even tangy. So anyway, I won't take you through the various methods. Remove chicken from brine; discard brine. Pat chicken dry with paper towels.

Steps to make Dry Brined Lemon Pepper Chicken:
  1. Liberally salt chicken inside and out with Kosher salt. I would not recommend using regular table salt!
  2. Set in roasting pan and let sit uncovered in refrigerator over night. Let the salt work it's magic. It should resemble this picture when your ready to cook.
  3. When ready to cook generously season inside and out with lemon pepper seasoning. Do not salt again! Tie legs and wings together with butchers twine.
  4. Let rest uncovered until cool enough to cut up and serve. Feel free to experiment with other seasonings and herbs. Enjoy
  5. Bake in preheated oven uncovered at 425 degrees for 20 minutes then reduce heat down to 350 degrees. Continue cooking for around another hour or until the breast measure's internally 160 to 165 degrees.

Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat. Place the lemon slices under loosened skin. Dry-brining the chicken also means crispier skin. Lemon pepper seasoning, a zesty combo of dried lemon peel, onion, garlic, and plenty of ground black peppercorns, passes that test with flying colors. Place the chicken in the prepared baking dish, spaced slightly apart.

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