Bourbon-Brined Chicken Recipe

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Bourbon-Brined Chicken
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
3354
Calories
Total time
12
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. To make the brine: in a large nonreactive bowl combine the bourbon, salt, brown sugar, lemon slices, garlic, peppercorns, mustard seeds, coriander seeds, and 4 cups water; whisk until salt and brown sugar dissolve.
  2. Trim any sinews or excess fat off the breasts; rinse breasts under cold running water, then drain.
  3. Place the chicken breasts in a large zip-lock plastic bag; add in the brine.
  4. Let breasts brine in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours, turning breasts twice so they brine evenly.
  5. Set up grill for direct grilling and preheat to high—if using a gas grill, place all the wood chips in the smoker box or in a smoker pouch and run grill on high until you see smoke; if using a charcoal grill, preheat it to high, then toss all of the wood chips on the coals.
  6. When ready to grill, drain the brine off the chicken and blot the breasts dry with paper towels; discard brine.
  7. Lightly brush both sides of the breasts with the melted butter; brush and oil the grill grate, then arrange chicken breasts on the hot grate, placing them on a diagonal to the bars.
  8. Grill the breasts for 2 minutes, then rotate them a quarter turn to create an attractive crosshatch of grill marks.
  9. Continue grilling the breasts on that side for 2 minutes longer.
  10. Turn breasts over and grill until cooked through, 4-6 minutes longer, again rotating them after 2 minutes to create grill marks.
  11. **The total cooking time will be 8-10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the breasts.
  12. Test for doneness—poke a breast in the thickest part with your finger; it should feel firm to the touch; or to be safe, you can insert a thermometer in one end—170° is done.
  13. Transfer grilled breasts to a platter and serve at once with your favorite barbecue sauce.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3354.38 Kcal (14044 kJ)
Calories from fat 2001.53 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 222.39g 342%
Cholesterol 33.63mg 11%
Sodium 13098.01mg 546%
Potassium 221.11mg 5%
Total Carbs 264.94g 88%
Sugars 15.27g 61%
Dietary Fiber 2.48g 10%
Protein 85.87g 172%
Vitamin C 31.6mg 53%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Calcium 50.2mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 1260.04 Kcal (5276 kJ)
Calories from fat 751.85 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 83.54g 342%
Cholesterol 12.63mg 11%
Sodium 4920.13mg 546%
Potassium 83.06mg 5%
Total Carbs 99.52g 88%
Sugars 5.74g 61%
Dietary Fiber 0.93g 10%
Protein 32.26g 172%
Vitamin C 11.9mg 53%
Iron 0.4mg 6%
Calcium 18.9mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 85.1
    Points
  • 94
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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