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Honey-Glazed Pepper Chicken

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whole chicken cut up into pieces with a sticky honey pepper glaze
Photo by Laura Murray, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Simon Andrews

Dry-brining the chicken for at least eight hours gives it time to absorb the floral kick of the mixed peppercorns. A fermented-garlic-honey and vinegar glaze mellows out the bite. You can find fermented garlic honey at specialty foods stores and online, but you can also make your own.  

  

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