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Dazi Acres Signature Chicken Recipe

We found this recipe over at Southern Living but decided to modify it to get the most out of our pastured poultry. This is a truly wonderful way to enjoy chicken…we serve it for company all the time!

1/2 cup kosher salt
1/2 cup local honey
2 cups ice cubes
1 sweet onion, thinly sliced
2 fresh thyme sprigs or 1 tsp dried thyme
2 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
2 (4- to 5-lb.) whole Dazi Acres’ chickens, cut into 4 pieces each (boneless breasts, legs whole with bone in, wings, carcasses reserved)
2 tablespoons olive oil
8 garlic cloves, unpeeled
2 fresh thyme sprigs or 1 tsp dried thyme

Preparation

1. Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add kosher salt and honey. Reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes or until salt and honey dissolve. Transfer to a very large bowl; add ice and next 4 ingredients. Let stand, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes or until mixture cools to room temperature. Cover and chill 30 minutes to 1 hour or until cold.
2. Submerge chicken in cold brine. Cover and chill 6 to 8 hours.
3. Preheat oven to 300°. Remove chicken from brine; rinse and pat dry.
4. Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in a 14-inch nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add 4 unpeeled garlic cloves, some thyme, and half of chicken. Cook 5 minutes or until skin is browned and crisp. (The honey in the brine will brown the skin quickly.) Turn chicken and garlic, and cook 5 minutes or until browned. Remove chicken, garlic, and thyme and place in a roasting pan. Repeat with remaining oil, chicken, garlic, and thyme.
5. Bake chicken, skin side up, at 300° for 40 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 165°. (Breasts will cook faster than legs, so check for doneness after 10 minutes.) Cover with foil. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
6. We turn the oven up to 400° the last 5 minutes just to seal in all the wonderful juices.

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