Simple Chicken Brine

Name: Simple Chicken Brine
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters kosher salt; 59 milliliters olive oil; 177 milliliters soy sauce; 158 milliliters sugar; 1 gallon warm water

Simple Chicken Brine requires roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains around 2g of protein, 7g of fat, and It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegan diet. If you have kosher salt, sugar, warm water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Pour the warm water into a container that is twice the volume of the water.

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Water

Pour in the salt, sugar, soy sauce, and olive oil. Stir until the sugar and salt have dissolved, then allow the brine to cool to room temperature.

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Olive Oil

Soy Sauce

Brine

Sugar

Salt

To use, place chicken in the brine, cover, and refrigerate two hours for skinless breasts, 4 hours for bone-in pieces, and 4 hours to overnight for whole chickens.

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Whole Chicken

Bone

Drain and pat the chicken dry before cooking. One gallon of brine is enough for 6 pounds of whole chicken or bone-in chicken pieces, and up to 10 pounds of skinless, boneless chicken breasts.

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Chicken Breast