Sweet tea isn’t only for consuming: Black tea’s natural and tannic notes, plus the citrus zest and nicely, sweetness, create a delicate brine for hen. Molasses provides wealthy taste and turns the hen’s pores and skin a surprising mahogany, whereas the tea brine leaves the meat succulent and falling off the bone. Prepare dinner up this spatchcocked hen at a barbecue or within the oven for a cocktail party and luxuriate in this quintessential Southern drink in a complete new manner.
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