Smoked Chicken Brine

Step 1

Start by adding warm water to a large pot (big enough for about a gallon of water and still big enough to leave room for the raw meat once it's placed in).

Step 2

Next, pour in brown sugar, salt, and minced garlic, and stir to dissolve sugar and salt.

Step 3

Add in white onions.

Step 4

Place chicken in brine, and cover pot with lid, aluminum foil or plastic wrap and place the pot with the chicken and brine in the refrigerator and let it marinate in the brine (see recipe notes and post for tips and time length depending on type of chicken).