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new rub i want to try but i want to brine overnight so the chicken stays moist after cooking. i dont want to add anything to the water to get in the way of the rub. i will use rub right before grilling.
this is my first attempt at brining. i wanted to experiment without using a whole chicken. seasoning is a mexican type. ill try brining with just water only a few hours since its just 1 chicken breast.
IF you put your chicken in a plain water overnight , then this is not brining. Actually that will make the chicken really tasteless... ( not that chicken has any taste anyway )
i want moist chicken and brining is supposed to help. but like you said just water is not brining but i thought maybe it will help keeping it moist. i think ill just forget that new rub i want to try and do a brine
Just wrap your chicken in the plastic foil, or put into a zip bag. It will not dry out, but will not drain every little taste into the plain water.
Tomorrow, take it out, rub it with the rub (lol) and place it back in the bag, leave an hour or two in the fridge, then put on the grill
Brine your piece of chicken in apple cider (juice should work as well) and add allspice peppercorns, kosher salt, and any other seasonings that you like. I would probably just brine for about 8 hours. There are lots of brining recipes online and I think Rachael Ray has several that would use every day ingredients.
If so, what do you use for the brine? And how long?
I've tried a few things that just combine salt and sugar, and I'm convinced that 30-60 minutes in the brine does produce a juicier breast. But I'm wondering if there are other options that might add some flavor to the meat.
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Anybody brine boneless chicken breast before BBQ?
