Apple Chicken Brine

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

This apple chicken brine recipe starts with veggie broth and apple juice plus salt, pepper, and herbes de Provence. Brine a whole chicken, then roast.

Ingredients

1 gallon vegetable broth, or to taste
1/2 gallon apple juice
1 cup kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or more to taste
1 teaspoon herbes de Provence, or more to taste

Directions

1 Combine vegetable broth, apple juice, kosher salt, black pepper, and herbes de Provence in a pot; bring to a boil, stirring until salt is completely dissolved. Cool completely, transfer to a container or resealable plastic bag, and refrigerate until chilled.