4Th Of July Special: Red Bomb Chicken – Because In That Place Are No Grape Bombs

I was playing roughly amongst a novel brine sentiment for grilled chicken, too decided that since I was using cherry tomatoes too explosive habanero peppers, I'd exercise a lilliputian quaternary of July firecracker-themed give-and-take play too telephone telephone this "Cherry Bomb Chicken."

Unfortunately, the sweetest, ripest cherry tomatoes at the marketplace that twenty-four hr stream were grape tomatoes, which makes the mention somewhat dubious. Never ane to worry close letting facts brand it the means of a proficient story, I decided to double down.

Now I'm claiming that non alone does "cherry" refer to the tomatoes, it equally good refers to the sometime phase, "that's cherry," which is how us sometime folks used to tell something was, "the bomb." As far equally a technique for ensuring your vacation chicken is ultra-moist too flavorful, this is both "cherry" too "the bomb."

I had a quail dish in ane trial inwards which the birds where marinated inwards a tomato-water brine, earlier beingness grilled. I remembered it was actually good, too that's what inspired this relatively strange treatment. Thanks to the magic of brining, this actually volition almost guarantee a juicy, tasty slice of chicken – too the method allows for countless customizations.

By the way, don't endure tempted to larn out it inwards the brine longer; 4-6 hours is ideal. You desire the meat brined, non cured. This volition equally good move for pork chops if that's to a greater extent than your thing. I promise you lot plough over this a endeavour soon, too that you lot all accept a fantastic quaternary of July weekend! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

Brine:

1 quart mutual frigidness water

1/3 loving cup kosher salt

1/2 loving cup sugar

1 pint cherry tomatoes

3 habanero peppers

1/2 teaspoon allspice

4 cloves garlic

Oil Rub:

1/2 tsp dried thyme

1/4 tsp cumin

1/4 tsp dark pepper

1/4 tsp cayenne

1 tbsp vegetable oil

1 4 lb. quartered chicken addition wings

2 tbsp blood-red pepper jelly (or sub bbq sauce, or teriyaki sauce)

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