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Basic All Purpose Brine for Meats, Chicken, and Turkey

Here's how you make Basic All Purpose Brine for Meats, Chicken, and Turkey
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  • Servings: 1Qt
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 15m
    • The following recipe serves 1Qt people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 4 -6 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 4 cups water
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup kosher salt
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Makes 1 quart- make up additional amounts of brine if needed until meat is submerged.

  • Step 2: Stir ingredients together in a saucepan and bring to a boil.

  • Step 3: Continue stirring until sugar is dissolved.

  • Step 4: Allow to cool.

  • Step 5: Place meat or poultry in a food safe plastic bag inside another container for support and leakage control (oven roasting bags are a fine choice- NOT garbage bags).

  • Step 6: Pour cooled brine into bag, and squeeze out as much air as possible and seal with a twistie tie.

  • Step 7: Meat must be refrigerated during brining process.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Brining times are generally one hour per pound, regardless of whether it's chicken, ribs, pork shoulder, or turkeys.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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