Coffee-Brined Chicken Drumsticks

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 4 Servings
Cost per Serving: $1.37

Ingredients

• 1 1/2  cups  strongly brewed coffee
• 1/4  cup  salt
• 3  tablespoons  sugar
• 2  tablespoons  chili powder
• 1/2  teaspoon  crushed red pepper
• 3  cloves garlic, crushed
• 1  cinnamon stick
• 8  chicken drumsticks (2 1/2 lb. total)

Preparation

In a large bowl, stir together 2 cups water, coffee, salt and sugar until salt and sugar are completely dissolved. Stir in chili powder, red pepper, garlic and cinnamon. Add chicken. Top with a small plate, if needed, to keep chicken submerged. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours.

Preheat broiler. Lift chicken from brine and place on a broiler pan. (Discard brine.) Broil 4 to 6 inches from heat source until browned, about 10 minutes. Turn chicken pieces and broil until second side is browned, 10 minutes more.

Set oven to 350°F. Move pan to a rack in middle of oven and bake until drumsticks are no longer pink at bone (cut to test), 10 to 15 minutes longer. Serve hot.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

289

Fat:

13g (sat 4g)

Protein:

29g

Carbohydrate:

13g

Fiber:

1g

Cholesterol:

118mg

Sodium:

161mg