Easy

Basic Brine for Smoking Meat

Total Time
17 min
6m prep · 11m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Easy
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This chicken brine recipe for smoking is a very basic brine recipe for preparing meats and fish for smoking. Add any personal taste preferences to the brine for additional flavor enhancement. I like to add white wine, soy sauce, and various herbs and spices. Anything that you like will work, so experiment at will.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups water
  • 0.25 cups packed brown sugar
  • 0.25 cups kosher salt

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Combine water, brown sugar, and salt in a medium bowl; whisk vigorously until sugar and salt dissolve.

Nutrition Facts

Per serving

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