Brine For Juicy Moist Chicken Or Turkey
- 1 gallon Cold Water
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tsp liquid smoke
- 1/4 cup table salt
- You can substitute a coarser salt such as Kosher salt and use roughly double the amount of table salt called for.
- Add all the ingredients to a container large enough to hold the water and the volume of the meat so it is covered by the water.
- Mix together thoroughly with a whisk or handheld blender before adding the meat.
- Put in the refrigerator and leave for a minimum of 2 hours up to 12.
- Remove the meat from the brine and rinse thoroughly with cold water, discard the brine liquid then cook your poultry however you desire.
- It is important to rinse the meat thoroughly after brining to remove any possibility of salty taste.
- For this chicken I brushed the meat with honey barbecue sauce and grilled it once brining was complete.
- I used liquid smoke.
- You can add/substitute teriyaki sauce or Worcestershire sauce if you'd prefer and herbs/seasoning which will be diffused deeper into the meat during the brining process along with the brown sugar.
gallon, light brown sugar, liquid smoke, salt
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/339445-brine-for-juicy-moist-chicken-or-turkey (may not work)