Name: Apple-Brined Chicken Thighs
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 3 cups apple cider or juice -; 1 medium onion, sliced -; 1 medium lemon, sliced -; 4 fresh rosemary sprigs -; 1/3 cup kosher salt -; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar, divided -; 4 garlic cloves, minced -; 1 bay leaf -; 1 teaspoon whole peppercorns -; 2 cups cold water -; 10 bone-in chicken thighs (about 3-3/4 pounds) -; One 2-gallon resealable plastic bag -; 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed -; 3 medium tart apples, cut into wedges -; 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed -; 1 tablespoon olive oil -; 1/4 teaspoon pepper -

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Ingredients for - Apple-Brined Chicken Thighs

1. 3 cups apple cider or juice -

2. 1 medium onion, sliced -

3. 1 medium lemon, sliced -

4. 4 fresh rosemary sprigs -

5. 1/3 cup kosher salt -

6. 1/2 cup packed brown sugar, divided -

7. 4 garlic cloves, minced -

8. 1 bay leaf -

9. 1 teaspoon whole peppercorns -

10. 2 cups cold water -

11. 10 bone-in chicken thighs (about 3-3/4 pounds) -

12. One 2-gallon resealable plastic bag -

13. 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed -

14. 3 medium tart apples, cut into wedges -

15. 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed -

16. 1 tablespoon olive oil -

17. 1/4 teaspoon pepper -

How to cook deliciously - Apple-Brined Chicken Thighs

1. Stage

In a Dutch oven, combine the cider, onion, lemon, rosemary sprigs, salt, 1/4 cup brown sugar, garlic, bay leaf and peppercorns. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir until salt and brown sugar are dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in water. Cool brine to room temperature.

2. Stage

Place chicken in the 2-gallon resealable plastic bag. Carefully pour cooled brine into bag. Squeeze out as much air as possible; seal bag and turn to coat. Place in a roasting pan. Refrigerate for 2 hours, turning occasionally.

3. Stage

Place beans and apples in a greased roasting pan. Drain chicken; place in prepared pan. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 40 minutes.

4. Stage

Combine the minced rosemary, oil, pepper and remaining brown sugar; sprinkle over chicken. Bake 15-25 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 170°-175° and beans are tender.