Description
Pickle Brine Chicken – a simple, easy pickle brine chicken recipe that is SO GOOD! The chicken turns out so juicy and delicious!
Ingredients
Scale
- Approx. 1 cup pickle juice* (I recommend the juice from these Refrigerator Pickles)
- 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- kosher salt
- ground black pepper
Instructions
- Place chicken thighs in a medium bowl.
- Pour pickle juice over top.
- Cover and place in the refrigerator a minimum of 2 hours or overnight.
- Remove chicken from brine (discard brine) and place on plate.
- Pat dry with clean paper towel.
- Season with kosher salt and ground black pepper.
- Bring grill up to high heat (about 450 degrees F.).
- Place chicken skin-side down on the grill grates over direct heat (directly over flame) for 3-5 minutes and then flip.
- Cook on other side until internal temp reaches 165 degrees F. (use a meat thermometer).
- Remove from grill and let rest for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Notes
- *Pickle Juice: the pickle juice you pick will greatly impact of the flavor here. I like the pickle juice from these Refrigerator Dill Pickles because it is clean and light tasting – I wouldn’t recommend a pickle juice that is particularly yellow with lots of extra ingredients. I also like the juice from these Refrigerator Dill Pickles because it has garlic and onions in it that also are great to brine with the chicken.
- Chicken Breasts: you can also use chicken breasts, boneless chicken thigh, etc. – this will work with any cut of chicken, but I prefer using with with bone-in chicken thighs.
- Whole30/Paleo: if you use the Refrigerator Pickle juice these will be Paleo/Whole30 – check your ingredients if using store-bought pickles.