All-purpose Mild Brine For Poultry And Lamb

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup kosher salt, like diamond crystal (or 3 tbsp morton's kosher salt or 2 tbsp table salt)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 quart water

Recipe

• 1 mix cold water, salt and sugar and stir to dissolve.
• 2 in a non-reactive container, immerse food in brine, seal and refrigerate.
• 3 use 1 quart of brine per pound of meat, not to exceed 2 gallons.
• 4 brine for 1 hour per pound (when brining multiple items, time is based on weight of a single item), but not less than 30 minutes or more than 8 hours.
• 5 will not work if meat is frozen.