Brine

Recipes

1. Smoked Turkey Breast

   Soaking the turkey breast in the spicy brown sugar brine helps keep the meat moist and juicy, even after 1 1/2 hours of smoke cooking.
2. Herb-Butter Roasted Turkey with Pinot Noir Gravy

   To brine the turkey you need space for a 5-gallon pot in your refrigerator. If you have neither the room nor the pot, you can cook the brine in a smaller pan and proceed with one of our alternate brining methods.
3. Chile-Brined Fresh Ham

   Butcher Ryan Farr of 4505 Meats in San Francisco likes to brine fresh ham in a chile-spiked liquid. The pork skin turns wonderfully crackly in the oven.

Articles

1. How to Brine Turkey (or How I Learned to Love the Bird)

   Mon, 14 Nov 2011

   Why brine your Thanksgiving turkey ? Well, gravy can only ..... diabetes. As any convert will tell you, brine your turkey once, and you’ll probably never ..... the next day. So how do you do actually brine a turkey? There are about as many variations …
2. Buttermilk-Brined Fried Chicken: Dinner for $10

   Mon, 6 Feb 2012

   The secret to making this Buttermilk-Brined Fried Chicken as a weeknight family-favorite? Prepare the buttermilk brine the night before — the extra soaking will only make the chicken taste better, and that way, come dinnertime, all you have …
3. Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey: What’s the Secret?

   Tue, 20 Nov 2012

   … and may I add that the very idea of having a bucket full of brine in my fridge makes me want to hork. I just. Want. A roasted. Turkey ..... turkey right before you pop it in the oven. It’s not a brine , but it serves the same purpose and comes darn close. Add some butter to …

Food Blogs We Love

1. Sweet Tea Brined Chicken

   Mon, 18 Jun 2012

   … idea of brining it in a drink intrigues me, what other drinks can we turn into brine ? While this is really easy to make, it does require some planning, the brine needs 24 hours before you grill it. It is worth it entirely. As I write this it …
2. Grilled Chicken with Blackberry Sweet and Sour Sauce

   Wed, 8 May 2013

   … Normally, I’ll place the meat in a brine mixture overnight, but I’ve also had very ..... breast, I’ll butterfly the breast. To brine for this recipe – Grab a big bowl (or ..... to make 8 cups of water total. Once the brine mixture is ice cold, add in the chicken …
3. Thai Fried Rice

   Wed, 24 Apr 2013

   … the rice then set aside to cool slightly, or even make a few days ahead of time. Next get 1lb peeled & deveined shrimp into a brine consisting of 2 Tablespoons each salt and brown sugar, and 4 cups cold water. Whisk the ingredients together then …

How To

1. 
   How to Make Fried Chicken

   Sat, 1 Jan 2000

   … cup buttermilk Cooking oil Directions For brine , in a resealable plastic bag set in a bowl ..... crosswise. Add all chicken pieces to the brine ; seal bag. Chill for 2 to 4 hours; remove chicken from brine . Drain chicken; pat dry with paper towels …
2. Chicken Recipe Finder

   Sat, 1 Jan 2000

   … breaded, fried, and baked to a golden brown. Buttermilk fried chicken has always been a family favorite. Don't be surprised by the amount of salt in the buttermilk brine . It gives the fried chicken great flavor your family will love.