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A person holds a jar of minced garlic, using a white measuring spoon to scoop it into a large metal pot for their whole chicken brine. A plastic bag with uncooked chicken wings is visible in the background.
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Whole Chicken Brine Recipe

This easy garlic whole chicken brine makes your meat so flavorful and tender! Soak overnight or for a few hours to enhance flavors.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: brine, chicken
Servings: 6
Author: Justine

Equipment

  • 1 stock pot

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Pour cold water, garlic, sugar and salt into your stock pot and stir for a few minutes to get ingredients to dissolve.
  • Put whole or pieces of turkey into pot and cover with plastic wrap. Store in fridge for 4 hours minimum to 24 hours - overnight.
  • Next day lift it out, pour out liquid in cavity, rinse quickly with cool water. Pat skin dry and bake as you would like.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1oz | Calories: 129kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 0.03g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.003g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.003g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.002g | Sodium: 18894mg | Potassium: 8mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 0.3mg