Author: Valerie@Snap-Peas
Bourbon Brine for Chicken
- 9 Tablespoons bourbon, dived
- ¼ Cup dark brown sugar
- 3 Tablespoons kosher salt
- 2 quarts ice water
- 1 Tablespoon black peppercorns
- 1 Tablespoon coriander seeds
- 3 bay leaves
- 3 cloves garlic peeled
- 1 small onion, quartered
- 1 small Fuji apple cored and quartered
- 1 lemon, quartered
- 1 4lb chicken
- Combine 2 quarts of water , ½ Cup bourbon,, sugar, and salt in a large Dutch oven.
- Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar and salt dissolve.
- Add ice water and remaining ingredients (not the chicken)
- Cool to room temperature.
- Add chicken and refrigerate for 18 hours.
Because I never follow a recipe exactly....and because I forgot about this until bedtime, I cooked the bourbon, salt, and sugar in less water so it would cool faster and it worked just fine.
Recipe by snap-peas at https://www.snap-peas.com/2012/11/13/bourbon-chicken/
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