So I was looking for a new way of adding flavour to my chicken dishes and came across the concept of brining chicken prior to cooking it.
The brine that seems quite interesting to me is salt, sugar and lemon juice added to water. You then add your chicken breasts for say an hour, whole chicken for 4 hours then pad dry. Then when it’s cooked its suppose to be juicer and tastier than non-brined chicken.
Anyone out there got any experience of brines?
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So I was looking for a new way of adding flavour to my chicken dishes and came across the concept of brining chicken prior to cooking it.
The brine that seems quite interesting to me is salt, sugar and lemon juice added to water. You then add your chicken breasts for say an hour, whole chicken for 4 hours then pad dry. Then when it's cooked its suppose to be juicer and tastier than non-brined chicken.
Anyone out there got any experience of brines?
One of the reason to cook chicken is that it cooks quickly :)
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One of the reason to cook chicken is that it cooks quickly :)
Agree Decent bhai, however if say you are cooking a full roast chicken for a special occasion if putting it in brine makes a big difference wouldn't it be worth the step? No?
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Agree Decent bhai, however if say you are cooking a full roast chicken for a special occasion if putting it in brine makes a big difference wouldn't it be worth the step? No?
Yeah it makes sense then.
We do it occasionally but just for couple of hours when we are roasting the chicken. It helps making final product juicy which kids can enjoy easily.
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Yeah I do the same when grilling or frying chicken
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Will have to give it a bash for my anniversary dinner although my husband can rarely tell if a recipe has changed.
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I will try it , will holding off the sugar make it less juicy ? I am diabetic , so no sugar for me. 
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mirch bhai i also dont add sugar i add lemon juice salt n black pepper :)
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what are the ratios?
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i always marinate chicken in lemon juice black pepper or red chilli powder n soya sauce n yogurt sometimes in any chicken recipe....it gives better taste than non-marinated chicken....
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what are the ratios?
i mix salt n black pepper n then apply like v apply chili powder to corn in pakistan :D
but u have to be careful wth salt