Foryoueats: Chicken Brine Recipe

Ingredients

• Chicken brine:
• 8 c filtered water separated by 2 cups and 6 cups
• ½ c (73 g) kosher salt Diamond brand
• 2 tbsp (44 g) honey
• 2 tbsp (28 g) soy sauce
• 2 limes cut into quarters
• 10 sprigs (3 g) fresh thyme
• 5 sprigs (15 g) fresh parsley
• 2 sprigs (8 g) fresh rosemary
• 10 cloves (25 g) garlic smashed
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 tbsp (9 g) whole black peppercorns
• 4 lb whole chicken
• Compound butter:
• 5 tbsp (70 g) unsalted butter softened
• 3 sprigs (1 g) fresh thyme minced
• 2 sprigs (5 g) fresh parsley minced
• 1 sprig (1 g) fresh rosemary minced
• 1 tsp (3.2 g) kosher salt
• ¼ tsp (1 g) garlic powder
• ¼ tsp (1 g) onion powder