What is a good brine for chicken breasts?
Also, I have a have a a vacum sealing marinade container. How much time can I cut off the brining process by vacum sealing?
thanks!
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You might go to this page first..
http://cookshack.com/index.php?pr=Smokin_Okie
it has great info about brining and other info for smoking different meats. I can't answer the time issue with regards to the vacuum container. I know it shortens the time.. but how much ???
Check the label on your birds.. some come "enhanced" from the supermarket. If so, you don't need (or want) to brine.. IMO.. might make the meat too salty.
http://cookshack.com/index.php?pr=Smokin_Okie
it has great info about brining and other info for smoking different meats. I can't answer the time issue with regards to the vacuum container. I know it shortens the time.. but how much ???
Check the label on your birds.. some come "enhanced" from the supermarket. If so, you don't need (or want) to brine.. IMO.. might make the meat too salty.
In the case of 'pre-brined' breasts, might want to use the vacuum container to marinate in a non-salty solution of select juices, wines, herbs and spices.
Good idea GLH. Does the packaging for pre-brined breasts typically identify it as "Pre-Brined" or is there some other way to identify?
I did one round of breasts where i brined in a vacuum sealed container for 1 hour (2 tbs of kosher salt and splenda). Did another test where I brined the breasts all day in a non vacuum sealed container. The all day brined breasts were much softer and sweeter than the 1 hour brined breats. Not very scientific but I know which one I prefered .
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I did one round of breasts where i brined in a vacuum sealed container for 1 hour (2 tbs of kosher salt and splenda). Did another test where I brined the breasts all day in a non vacuum sealed container. The all day brined breasts were much softer and sweeter than the 1 hour brined breats. Not very scientific but I know which one I prefered .
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There will be a label on the meat indicating it has been injected with a salty solution.
Or it may simply say that it's flavor enhanced and would say something like 8% solution or something similar.