Wine-brined Grilled Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 chicken, cut into quarters
• 1 (750 ml) bottle sauvignon blanc wine or 1 (750 ml) bottle other dry wine
• 2 cups minced shallots (i use my food processor)
• 1 cup chopped fresh tarragon
• 1/4 cup kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 rinse chicken and pat dry, trim off excess fat.
• 2 in an 11x16-inch roasting pan, stir wine, shallots, tarragon, salt and sugar until salt and sugar are dissolved; add chicken quarters and turn to coat, cover and chill for 24 hours, turning occasionally.
• 3 lift chicken from brine; discard brine; rinse quarters and pat dry.
• 4 lay chicken quarters on a barbecue grill over medium-hot coals or medium heat on a gas grill; close lid on gas grill.
• 5 cook, turning frequently, until browned on both sides and no longer pink at the bone, about 35 minutes.