Salt/sugar brine (for chicken), exactly how salty is it supposed to taste?

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Salt/sugar brine (for chicken), exactly how salty is it supposed to taste?

I don't want to oversalt the marinating meat. I'm using sea salt and sugar, 3/4 cup each to a gallon +cup of water. The chicken is under 3 lbs. I'm planning on marinating it overnight.
However, the brine tastes far too salty to me.

2006-12-02 13:11:41 · 2 answers · asked by mislanaday 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes

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The rule of thumb is about 1 cup of kosher salt AND 1 cup white or brown sugar for each gallon of water. Be sure to take time to measure it, or it won't work right.

2006-12-02 13:14:08 · answer #1 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

brines are not to be tasty,I'm sure you met 3/4 cup of each to a gallon of water is about right. if it taste nasty it should work well.

2006-12-03 00:36:15 · answer #2 · answered by Mike B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋