Wonderful Flavor Packed Brine (approx 2% Salinity) for Poultry but more than that it can be portioned into Ice cube trays and added to Soups, Stews, Gravies, and Rice to add extra flavor.
Servings: 1 portion
Equipment
- 1 Sauce Pot
Ingredients
- 5 C Distilled Water
- 3 Cubes Maggi Chicken Bouillon
- 1 1/2 Tbl Sea Salt & MSG - each - See notes
- 2 tsp Cream of Tartar - optional
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder & Onion Powder - optional
Instructions
- In a Sauce pot, add 1 cup of Water with 3 Chicken Maggi Bouillon Cubes. Cook over medium heat just until the Bouillon cubes are completely dissolved, mashing it with a fork to further assist dissolving. Remove from heat.
- Add the remaining Cold Water and Ingredients, mix well. Chill and use to brine poultry or pour into Ice Cube Trays to freeze, to which later you can remove and place into Ziploc bags to use when needed.
Notes
Fried Chicken Marinade
Dissolve the Bouillon cube in hot water. Add Salt & MSG. Let completely cool in the fridge before adding meat.- 1/2 C Water
- 1 Maggi Bouillon Cube Chicken
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt & MSG
Brining Turkey or larger poultry
The Salinity can be adjusted to your preference. Salinity Levels (1 cup water weighs about 224 g). Below is the amount of salt in grams you need per 1 cup of water for the desired salinity level.Water weight in grams X Desired Salinity level = g in Salt needed.
- 2 % = 4.48 g
- 3 % = 6.72 g
- 4 % = 8.96 g
- 5 % = 11.2 g
- 6 % = 13.44 g
- 7 % = 15.68 g