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Originally Posted by stogie25
My brine recipe.
Brine For Poultry
Brine (quantity for turkey):
1 qt of water with 6 cloves of garlic (smashed) and peppercorns (cracked) steeped for 20 minutes.
Turn off heat, add 1lb kosher salt and 1 lb dark brown sugar, and 5 quarts of water, stir until completely mixed, add a little more water if necessary.
Ice for a few minutes until very cold.
Put bird in for 8 – 15 hours. Make sure the skin has been pulled away from the meat on the bird.
¼ recipe of brine for chicken. Brine for 6 hours.
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Why would you put sugar in a poultry brine???
Also, I think you are way heavy on salt. Maximum 3 Tablespoons per quart IMO.