Coffee-Cola Brined Chicken Drumsticks

In a large bowl, mix coffee, salt, brown sugar, chili powder, chili flakes, garlic, and cinnamon. Whisk until salt and sugar has dissolved. Add the chicken, turn to coat it all in the brine. Pour cola (and water if needed) over the top so that the chicken is fully covered.

Weigh down the chicken with a plate or inverted bowl, cover with plastic and refrigerate for 2- 4 hours.

When finished marinating, set your oven rack 6″ from broiler, and preheat broiler to high. Line a broiler pan with tin foil (I used a cooling rack set inside a cookie sheet), give the chicken a quick rinse and line up the drumsticks in a single layer in the prepared pan. Broil 10 minutes per side, flipping them once (20 minutes total). Remove pan from the oven and set oven to 350 F.

Put chicken back into the oven, positioned in the middle of the oven. Cook until fully cooked, flipping after 10 minutes (this will avoid one side getting soggy) for a total of 15 minutes.

Recipe adapted from MyRecipes.com.