Secret to Bolay Fresh Bold Kitchen lies in the chicken brine

Bolay Fresh Bold Kitchen

FOX 13's Jason Wright takes us inside the kitchen to see how Bolay Fresh Bold Kitchen isn't sacrificing taste while keeping their chicken healthy.

TAMPA - For Bolay Fresh Bold Kitchen, the secret to their chicken wings isn't in the sauce, it's in the brine.

Their prep work before the wings even go into the oven is where all the love gets packed in, well, baked in, for the customer.

What they're saying:

"The reason we love the chicken wing so much is because most chicken wings at every restaurant are deep-fried," shared Chris Gannon, the CEO of Bolay Fresh Bold Kitchen.

Bolay Fresh Bold Kitchen is open seven days a week with locations in Brandon and South Tampa.

The restaurant is known for healthy offerings and bowls with grains, greens and vegetables. Customers can select a protein and add different toppings to customized bols with different selections.

New to the menu are the "shareable" chicken wings that make for a fun addition to a tailgate with a cleaner option for those more health-minded.

"Oven-roasted, oven-baked chicken wings," shared Gannon, "Step one for creating our wonderful chicken wings is we create our brine."

That brine recipe is pretty simple. It's just water, salt, chicken spice (bouillon), brown sugar and coriander. Combine those together and stir until the salt and sugar dissolve completely.

Bolay Fresh Bold Kitchen is open seven days a week with locations in Brandon and South Tampa.

"We soak it for about 4 hours, we marinate it a good 4 hours, so it absorbs all of that wonderful moisture," admitted Gannon, "From there, we get it to room temperature, and then we go into our high-profile combi ovens."

Bolay Fresh Bold Kitchen is open seven days a week with locations in Brandon and South Tampa.