Chicken Brine
An easy sugar free chicken brine for moist juicy chicken everytime!
Servings: 1 servings
Cost: $1
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 lbs chicken breast, whole or pieces
- 1 gallon water
- ½ cup kosher salt
Optional Flavorings
- 3-5 sprigs hearty herbs rosemary, thyme, oregano
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed and peeled
- 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns any color
Instructions
- Rinse and trim your chicken.3 lbs chicken
- In a nonreactive bowl, combine water and salt. Stir until salt is dissolved. Add chicken. Weight down the chicken with a plate to ensure it is full emerged. Add any combination of your optional flavorings.1 gallon water, ½ cup kosher salt, 3-5 sprigs hearty herbs, 1 lemon, sliced, 2 bay leaves, 3 cloves garlic, crushed and peeled, 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
- Refrigerate for at least one hour, or overnight. If you brine longer than overnight rinse the chicken before cooking to get rid of excess salt.
- Cook according to your recipe instructions.
Notes
All seasonings, except salt, are optional but encouraged.