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Chicken Brine

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 Whole Chicken
  • 5 qt Water
  • 1 cup Kosher Salt
  • 1 cup Brown Sugar
  • 8 Cloves Garlic, crushed
  • 2 stick Cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp Black Peppercorns
  • 3 sprigs Rosemary
  • 3 sprigs Thyme
  • 1 sprig Sage
  • 1 tbsp Smoked Paprika

Instructions
 

  • In a large saucepan over high heat, bring one quart of water to a boil.
  • Add the remaining brine ingredients to the boiling water and whisk until the salt and sugar have melted. Remove from heat.
  • In a large pot, combine four quarts of iced water. Pour the brine into the iced water, stirring until the ice melts.

  • Remove any giblets from inside the chicken, then completely submerge the chicken in the cold brine.
  • Cover the pot and refrigerate, allowing the chicken to brine for six hours, or preferably overnight.
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