Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, southern style brined chicken. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Southern Style Brined Chicken is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Southern Style Brined Chicken is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook southern style brined chicken using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Southern Style Brined Chicken:

1. Make ready 1 whole chicken (3-6 pounds)
2. Take 8 quart stock pot
3. Make ready 1 gallon water (cool tap water)
4. Get 1/2 cup regular table salt
5. Prepare 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
6. Prepare 1 tbsp garlic powder
7. Make ready 1 tbsp onion powder
8. Get 1 tsp ground black pepper
9. Prepare 1 lemon halved and squeezed into brine

Instructions to make Southern Style Brined Chicken:

1. Please refer to my Southern Style Brined Oven Roasted Crispy Chicken recipe as a basis on how to cook this.
2. Pour tap water and remaining ingredients into your stock pot. Stir and allow for the salt and sugar to dissolve. 10-20 minutes.
3. Add chicken and and allow to soak in brine for at least 2 hours refrigerated. Overnight is optimal.
4. If using boneless skinless breast or the like, 2-4 hours soaking is fine. Cook brined chicken as desired. Cut up and fried, roasted, smoked, grilled,etc. No matter how you choose to cook it, it makes a big difference taste wise. Enjoy
5. Feel free to add any herbs that you like. Rosemary, Thyme, Basil, Oregano, Etc. Even add a bottle of your favorite beer. Have fun with it. This is also excellent for pork and turkey as well. There is no substitution for salt in this recipe.

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