Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect Southern Style Brined Chicken

Southern Style Brined Chicken.

Southern Style Brined Chicken You can cook Southern Style Brined Chicken using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Southern Style Brined Chicken

  1. Prepare 1 of whole chicken (3-6 pounds).
  2. Prepare 8 quart of stock pot.
  3. Prepare 1 gallon of water (cool tap water).
  4. It's 1/2 cup of regular table salt.
  5. You need 1 cup of packed dark brown sugar.
  6. Prepare 1 tbsp of garlic powder.
  7. It's 1 tbsp of onion powder.
  8. Prepare 1 tsp of ground black pepper.
  9. Prepare 1 of lemon halved and squeezed into brine.

Southern Style Brined Chicken instructions

  1. Please refer to my Southern Style Brined Oven Roasted Crispy Chicken recipe as a basis on how to cook this..
  2. Pour tap water and remaining ingredients into your stock pot. Stir and allow for the salt and sugar to dissolve. 10-20 minutes..
  3. Add chicken and and allow to soak in brine for at least 2 hours refrigerated. Overnight is optimal..
  4. If using boneless skinless breast or the like, 2-4 hours soaking is fine. Cook brined chicken as desired. Cut up and fried, roasted, smoked, grilled,etc. No matter how you choose to cook it, it makes a big difference taste wise. Enjoy.
  5. Feel free to add any herbs that you like. Rosemary, Thyme, Basil, Oregano, Etc. Even add a bottle of your favorite beer. Have fun with it. This is also excellent for pork and turkey as well. There is no substitution for salt in this recipe..

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