Sweet Tea Grilled Chicken is flavored like a southern summer. Cut-up chicken is brined in a sweet tea mixture with lemon and then grilled until nicely charred. So juicy and flavorful!
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Southern
Keyword grilled
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Marinate 1 dayday
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Ingredients
2family-sized tea bags
1/2cupfirmly packed brown sugar
2tablespoonskosher salt
1lemon,thinly sliced
1smallsweet onion,thinly sliced
2garlic cloves,smashed
2rosemary sprigs
1teaspoonblack pepper
2cupsice cubes
1chicken,cut up
Instructions
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan. Add tea bags and remove from heat. Let steep 10 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags.
Stir in brown sugar, salt, lemon, sweet onion, garlic, rosemary, and black pepper. Let cool for 45 minutes.
Add ice cubes. Check to make sure mixture is cool. Pour into a large zip top bag with chicken. Seal and place inside a bowl or baking dish in case any leaks. Refrigerate for 24 hours.
Preheat grill to medium. Place chicken on skin side down. Cover and grill 10 minutes. Flip over and grill 10 more minutes. Flip one more time and grill 10 minutes or until cooked through.