Brine for Roasted Chicken

Name: Brine for Roasted Chicken
Total time: 3 d
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: lemons; kosher salt; brown sugar; garlic; bay leaves; black peppercorns; jalapeño pepper; basil; oregano; thyme; water

great for turkey also. I use it every time I roast turkey.

Yield

servings

Prep

15 min

Cook

Ready

24 hrs

Low Fat, Fat-Free, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
3	each	lemons cut in half
1	cup	kosher salt
¾	cup	brown sugar	*
⅓	cup	garlic crushed
3	each	bay leaves	*
¼	cup	black peppercorns whole	*
5	each	jalapeño pepper split and seeded	*
1	tablespoon	basil dried
1	tablespoon	oregano dried
1	tablespoon	thyme dried	*
1	gallon	water cold	*

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
3	each	lemons cut in half
237	ml	kosher salt
177	ml	brown sugar	*
79	ml	garlic crushed
3	each	bay leaves	*
59	ml	black peppercorns whole	*
5	each	jalapeño pepper split and seeded	*
15	ml	basil dried
15	ml	oregano dried
15	ml	thyme dried	*
3.8	l	water cold	*