Dry Brined Lemon Pepper Chicken
Dry Brined Lemon Pepper Chicken

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Dry Brined Lemon Pepper Chicken is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Dry Brined Lemon Pepper Chicken is something that I have loved my entire life.

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.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook dry brined lemon pepper chicken using 5 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

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

Instructions 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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