This chicken brine recipe is made with lemons, honey, fresh herbs and spices, and produces a juicy tender chicken every time! A fool proof way for succulent and flavourful roasted Chicken.
If you’ve never had a brined chicken before, you’re missing out! It takes just minutes to make a chicken brine, but the end result is nothing short of fabulous.
Use a pot big enough to hold you meat. Dissolve sea salt in the water in the pot on slow simmer for about 2 minutes. The basic ratio is one tablespoon of salt for every 250 ml water.
Add the crushed garlic, pepper corns, bay leaves, lemon slices, honey and fresh herbs – rosemary, thyme and parsley.
Bring water to boil for about a minute, stir to dissolve salt.
Remove pan from stove. Allow water to cool completely.
IMPORTANT NOTE: DO NOT put chicken in the brine before it’s completely cool.
Place whole chicken in cooled brine. the Chicken should be fully immersed in brine.
Place in the fridge for no longer than 24 hours.
Original recipe Curry Trail
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