Sweet Dill Chicken

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I made this chicken earlier today and it was pretty good. I tried some new flavors on it and this time I went for a sweet dill flavor.

I made enough for about 6 chicken leg quarter but honestly I feel like it could have had more of the seasoning so here is first draft estimation for the mix.

- 2 fresh bunches of dill (not the packages)
- 4 tsp of garlic powder, onion powder, celery seeds, and dill seeds(optional)
- 3 to 4 tbsp of sugar depending on the sweetness
- 1 tsp of salt
- 2 cups of white vinegar

The only preparation that is needed for the marinade is to use either a food processor or mortar and pestle or something to pulverize the dill then you can add the rest of the ingredients to it.

Cook the chicken unseasoned for a bit first on some baking trays at 350 with some type of oil or fat I didn't do this but it would probably work best to cook the chicken with butter for this recipe. My chicken take probably no more than like 2 hours to become fall apart tender so probably about 80 minutes in add the marinade I guess it would be. Cover one side let it cook for a bit before flipping over and using the rest on the other side and serve. It would probably be served best with some mashed potatoes and veggies or something. Let me know what yall think. I didn't take measurements so this is just a first draft estimation.
 
I'm a bit confused here. So I think you are saying that you made a marinade of vinegar and herbs for the quarters. You do not say how long you marinade them for. Twenty minutes? Two hours? Over night?
Then it sounds like you are roasting them a bit first and then putting them in the marinade, after which you finish roasting them. Is this correct?
Cover one side let it cook for a bit before flipping over and using the rest on the other side and serve.
and I don't understand this either. Are you covering them with a lid or the rest of the marinade?

Why wouldn't you put the oil into the marinade?

I certainly like both the concept and the mix of spices and herbs. That sounds good. It's just your instructions and method are quite confusing.
 
I am confused too. If this is for cooking chicken legs - "no more than 2 hours" - any chicken leg I roasted for 2 hours would be dried out to inedibility I think? (350 is 180 in a UK oven)
 
I'm a bit confused here. So I think you are saying that you made a marinade of vinegar and herbs for the quarters. You do not say how long you marinade them for. Twenty minutes? Two hours? Over night?
Then it sounds like you are roasting them a bit first and then putting them in the marinade, after which you finish roasting them. Is this correct?

and I don't understand this either. Are you covering them with a lid or the rest of the marinade?

Why wouldn't you put the oil into the marinade?

I certainly like both the concept and the mix of spices and herbs. That sounds good. It's just your instructions and method are quite confusing.
I agree. It's a bit confusing.

This reminds me of a great "pickle chicken" my dad used to grill when I was younger. It was just chicken marinated in pickle brine and spices for 1-2 hours then grilled hot and fast over charcoal. It was so good and juicy cause that was the only "brined" chicken I ever had growing up.
 

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