Honey-Lemon-Garlic Brined Chicken Breasts
- Ready In:
- 13hrs 54mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
3-4
ingredients
- 3 -4 chicken breasts, bone-in,with skin
- 8 cups water
- 1⁄2 cup sea salt
- 1⁄3 cup honey
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and halved
- 1 teaspoon coarse grind black pepper
- 1⁄2 lemon, sliced thinly
- 4 -5 tablespoons honey
- 1⁄2 lemon, juice of
- black pepper
directions
- In a large plastic bag placed in a large, deep pot (a stockpot is good) combine the water, salt, honey, dried thyme, garlic halves, black pepper and sliced 1/2 lemon.
- Add chicken breasts to brine and tie up bag tightly.
- Allow chicken to brine in the refrigerator, covered, for at least 12 hours, preferably no more than 18 hours.
- When brining time is up, remove chicken from brine (no need to rinse) and place in a baking dish.
- Bake chicken, covered, in a 375 degree F oven for one hour.
- After one hour, remove cover, sprinkle the juice of 1/2 lemon over chicken breasts; drizzle each chicken breast with just over a tablespoon of honey; gently spoon some pan juices over them, and season to taste with black pepper.
- Return to oven for 20 more minutes, or until breasts are nicely browned a little.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
-
I would agree with the 1/3 cup of sea salt for this recipe.... I used a whole chicken for this brine, and it turned out wonderfully!!! I cooked the chicken for two hours, one hour on each side, with 1 cup of brine included in the pot while cooking. To brown the skin, I whipped together the honey, lemon juice, and some olive oil & pepper and brushed it on the skin. After 20 minutes the skin was golden brown.
-
This went over very well with my family, but I would like to suggest using only 1/3 cup sea salt in the brine, and only browning the chicken for 10-15 minutes at the end (after about 5 minutes standing, the exterior become tough). This dish had a wonderful aroma while cooking. Thanks for the posting!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
EdsGirlAngie
LaSalle County, Illinois