Cornell Chicken

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A chest freezer is a great place to "lose" stuff and while digging around in mine, I "found" a family pack of boneless/skinless chicken thighs. Trying to figure out what to do with them that was something different, something I had never done, I looked to the search feature on here. After looking through several threads, I came across this one by none other than our resident enabler-in-chief, Steve Steve H Steve H ...🤣

I said, "That's it!" I have never made this, but remember reading some posts about it and thought it would fit the bill, so here it is with only a few pics...

Steve's recipe used 2 lbs. of B/S thighs, but my family pack was 5 lbs. so I doubled his recipe and it worked just fine. Only other thing different was the marinating time. He marinated his for 24 hours, but because I found the recipe the day I was planning to cook it, I only marinated my chicken for about 8 hours. Next time, I'll be better prepared...:emoji_wink:
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On the grill over some lump and maple splits, basting occasionally with the marinade...
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Served with smashed gold potatoes, roasted carrots, and green peas...
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And to quote Steve, "If you never had this. I strongly encourage you to try it." I agree 100% and will do this again, it was a big hit. I don't know why it took me this long to make this. Thanks Steve for the inspiration...
 
I love that stuff! Always used it with cut up parts or leg quarters and a long soak. I bet it's great with boneless thighs. They are good any way you make em. Quick and easy!
 
Lookin good.

For some reason I've missed the other threads on Cornell chicken.

Want to try another vinegar-based brine? Look into a pickle juice base.
Thank you, John. I'm pretty sure that it was Jake who turned me onto pickle juice and I do that regularly. Now Cornell chicken will be in the mix, as well...
 
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