Dad's Midnight Chicken Marinade

This is a similar style of chicken that you could expect to eat at a fireman's festival.

Unbalanced

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Add all liquid ingredients to large stock pot.

Step 2

Whisk together all dry ingredients. Mix them into liquid in stock pot.

Step 3

Bring contents to boil, then turn off heat, and remove from heat.

Step 4

Add a stick of butter and let it melt completely.

Step 5

To rapidly cool and dilute the solution, pour solution into ice. Stir solution.

Step 6

Add to 14 fryer halves of chicken and brine up to 18 hours. Roy Note: only seven halves per container

Step 7

Either grill on medium heat until 165 degrees Fahrenheit or smoke at 225 degrees.