Wine Brine for Chicken
Recipe: #42513
March 12, 2024
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"This great brine recipe makes the chicken so tender and juicy. It is enough for a 3 to 5 pound chicken."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (218.5 g)
- Calories 71.4
- Total Fat - 0.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.1 g
- Cholesterol - 17 mg
- Sodium - 7088.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 13.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.3 g
- Sugars - 12.5 g
- Protein - 1.4 g
- Calcium - 22.6 mg
- Iron - 0.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Mix all the ingredients except the chicken in a large re-sealable bag and swish until salt and sugar are completely dissolved.
Step 2
Add the whole raw chicken, seal the bag removing as much air as possible. Refrigerate and allow to brine for at least 6 hours or overnight.
Step 3
Remove chicken from the brine, rinse, and pat dry.
Step 4
Cook chicken in a roasting pan, uncovered, in a 350-degree oven until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit when inserted in the thickest part of the chicken.
Tips
No special items needed.