Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, southern style brined chicken. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Southern Style Brined Chicken is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Southern Style Brined Chicken is something that I have loved my whole life.

To get started 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 that.

The ingredients needed to make Southern Style Brined Chicken:

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

Steps 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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