The Good Reverend's Guide To Good Food

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Baked Sweet Tea Chicken

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1 cup sugar
10 teabags

4 - 6 Chicken Quarters (fresh or thawed)

1 Tsp. Paprika
1 Tsp. White pepper
1 Tsp. Seasoned Salt
1 Tsp. Garlic Powder

1 casserole dish

1 gallon pitcher

1 medium sauce pan

Alum Foil

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Preheat oven:

Okay... this is important. This is a slow cooked dish, but you have some options. The temperature is directly proportional to the time you allow the chicken to bake. While this may seem obvious, I'm going to spell it out for you.

250 Degrees F. for 3 hours
350 Degrees F. for 2 hours

450 Degrees F. for 1 hour ( I don't recommend this... but in a pinch it will work)

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Normally, I'd tell you to have the tea sorted prior to beginning, but since this doesn't require the tea to be cool... it's okay to make it just before...

The Tea:

Boil water in a kettle... THIS is important. The water must be at a rolling boil before it is given to the sugar.

Sugar in to the sauce pan. Give the water to the sugar in the sauce pan (creating a simple syrup) Stir until the sugar is all dissolved. Then add your tea bags. Stir until you see it's nicely darkened, set aside.

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Place the chicken quarters in the casserole dish (bone side down) Do not crowd the chicken.

Pour the tea over the top of the chicken, allowing a generous well. Don't drown the bird, just allow for a enough liquid to remain in the dish while it bakes say 1/4 inch.

Sprinkle the spices over the top of the quarters

Cover with Alum Foil making a GOOD seal

Place in the oven (remember the temp/time ration)

Low and slow is always better.

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This gives you time to prepare your other dishes to go with

I suggest potatoes and perhaps green beans.

The Tea can be of your choosing, experiment and see what you like.

when the baking is done... remove from oven, pull the foil and allow to cool for five minutes before serving.

ENJOY!!!

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