Wine Brine for Chicken
Created by QueenBea on March 12, 2024
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 5m
- Cook Time: 0m
- Recipe #42513
Ingredients
- 1 cup white wine
- 2 cups water
- 1/4 cup kosher salt
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 8 peppercorns
- 1 whole 3 to 5-pound chicken, rinsed and organs removed
How to Make
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Step 1: Mix all the ingredients except the chicken in a large re-sealable bag and swish until salt and sugar are completely dissolved.
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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.
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Step 3: Remove chicken from the brine, rinse, and pat dry.
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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.
Nutritional Facts
- 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