American barbecue · Sauce / condiment

Chicken or Turkey Brine Injection

Name: Chicken or Turkey Brine Injection
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: American barbecue
Ingredients: 1¼ tbsp kosher salt; 2 tsp sugar; 640 ml water or low-sodium chicken stock, or a mix of both, 2 3/4 cups; 0.38 tsp white miso paste

A light salt-and-sugar brine, with an optional spoonful of white miso, shot straight into the thick muscle of poultry. It seasons and moistens the meat from the inside before it goes on the fire.

YieldServes 8
Hands-on25 min
Total1 h 25 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

1¼ tbspkosher salt
2 tspsugar
640 mlwater or low-sodium chicken stock, or a mix of both, 2 3/4 cups
0.38 tspwhite miso pasteoptional

Contains

Gluten
Soy
Legumes (any)
Barley
Rice
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory

Texture

Brothy

Season

Any season

Occasion

Holiday

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: low

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