Brine

• 2 tablespoons juniper berries
• 2 tablespoons allspice berries
• 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup kosher salt
• 2 cloves
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 chiles de arbol
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1/2 bulb fennel, sliced
• 1 carrot, peeled and sliced on the diagonal
• 4 sprigs thyme
• 4 sprigs flat-leaf parsley

1. Crush the juniper berries coarsely in a mortar.
2. Repeat with the allspice and then the fennel seeds.
3. Dissolve the sugar and salt in 2 cups hot water (just hot enough to dissolve the sugar) in a large, very clean container.
4. Add the juniper berries, allspice berries, fennel seeds, cloves, bay leaves, chiles, onion, fennel, carrot, thyme, and parsley.
5. Add 3 quarts very cold water, and stir to combine all the ingredients.

juniper berries, berries, fennel seeds, sugar, kosher salt, cloves, bay leaves, arbol, onion, fennel, carrot, thyme, parsley

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/brine-390907 (may not work)