Kittencal's Buttermilk Brine For Chicken Or Turkey Breast
Created by KittenCal on November 10, 2011
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 5m
- Cook Time: 0m
- Recipe #2345
Ingredients
- 1 quart buttermilk
- 1 small onion, finely minced
- 6 garlic cloves, quartered (or use 2-3 teaspoons garlic powder)
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon cumin (can use up to 1 tablespoon which is what I use)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
How to Make
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Step 1: In a large bowl mix or whisk the buttermilk, onions, garlic, salt, sugar, cumin and black pepper until the sugar and salt is completely dissolved.
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Step 2: Place the chicken in the buttermilk mixture; toss with clean hands to coat the chicken in the mixture.
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Step 3: Cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 24 hours (turning the chicken once in the brine during chilling time to evenly coat in the brine).
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Step 4: You can rincne of the brine or leave it on.
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Step 5: Grill or oven-bake as desired.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (281.4 g)
- Calories 131.4
- Total Fat - 2.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.4 g
- Cholesterol - 9.8 mg
- Sodium - 3748.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 19.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.7 g
- Sugars - 16.5 g
- Protein - 8.8 g
- Calcium - 307.3 mg
- Iron - 0.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 5.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg