Chicken Recipe ⤏ Apple Chicken Brine

I made this up to go with some apple wine a friend had given us. It was quite possibly the best chicken I have ever roasted. I love cooking the chicken in a cast iron roasting pan sitting on a bed of chopped apple, onion, and garlic. Place thawed whole chicken in chilled brine and refrigerate 18 to 24 hours. Roast chicken as usual.

Ingredients

• 1 gallon vegetable broth, or to taste
• ½ 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

Cooking Directions

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

Nutrition Facts

• calories176.5
• carbohydrateContent39 g
• fatContent1.3 g
• fiberContent2.3 g
• proteinContent2.2 g
• sodiumContent12313.8 mg
• sugarContent32.9 g