A simple brine recipe and technique.
Ingredients
- orange juice: 4 cups
- water: 2 cups
- jars honey: 4 piece (8 ounce)
- brown sugar: 1 cup
- lemon: 1 piece (sliced)
- oranges: 2 piece (sliced)
- ground black pepper: 3 Tbsp
- red pepper flakes: 1 Tbsp
- garlic: 2 clove
- bay leaf: 1 piece
- bags of ice: 2 piece (7 pound, or as needed)
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Place orange juice, water, honey, brown sugar, lemon, oranges, black pepper, red pepper flakes, garlic, and bay leaf in a large pot; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, 10 minutes. Remove from heat and gradually stir in ice to start chilling the brine.
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Pour brine into a large bucket; add more ice to finish cooling.
