Apple Cider Brine
This is a sugar free brine that is prefect for smoking or roasting poultry or pork.
Ingredients
- 2 cups hot water plus more to cover
- 1/2 cup coarse Kosher salt
- 2 cups apple cider
- 1 apple cored and quartered
- 1 onion peeled and quartered
- 3-4 sprigs fresh parsley
Instructions
- In a large container that will allow you to submerge the meat you are planning to brine, add the hot water and salt. Stir until the salt is dissolved.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and stir.
- Add the meat to the brine. Additional water to cover. Up to two cups. If more is required double the recipe.
Notes
This brine will cover a whole chicken, a small pork butt or a small turkey. For larger turkeys or larger pork butts, you may need to double the recipe. We used a double recipe for our 20 lb. Christmas turkey.