KANSAS CITY, Missouri -- This is Paul Kirk's Chicken Marinade.

Ingredients

• 1 cup Italian Salad Dressing
• 1/4 cup premium beer
• 1/4 cup Balsamic Vinegar
• 2 teaspoons fresh garlic pressed
• 1 teaspoon Lawry's Lemon Pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Preparation

Combine all of the ingredients in a non-reactive bowl.  Blend with a wire whisk, until all of the ingredients are well incorporated.

Place the chicken pieces in a self-sealing plastic bag or a glass baking dish, and pour the marinade over the chicken, coating all the pieces.  Marinate the chicken for 2 to 4 hours in the refrigerator.

Makes 1 1/2 cups, enough for 2 cut-up chickens.

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