Pork or Poultry Brine recipe

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Ingredients

water, as needed
3 carrots, sliced
3 stalks celery, sliced
2 small onions, sliced
1 ½ cups kosher salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 lemons, sliced
1 large green bell pepper, sliced
6 cloves garlic, chopped

Nutrition Info

55.2 calories
carbohydrate: 14.5 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.1 g
fiber: 1.2 g
protein: 0.5 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 6853.8 mg
sugar: 11.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Fill a large pot with water to about 3/4-full, add carrots, celery, onions, kosher salt, brown sugar, lemon slices, bell pepper, and garlic. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer mixture for 10 minutes.

  2. Let the brine cool at room temperature for 10 minutes before refrigerating to chill completely, at least 1 hour more.

  3. Strain brine into a separate food-safe container.

Recipe Yield

20 servings

Recipe Note

A perfect brine recipe for large amounts of meat such as pork butt or shoulder, several racks of pork ribs, chicken, or turkey.

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