Brined Chicken Breasts | Recipe Wisdom

Brined Chicken Breasts | Recipe Wisdom

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This dish is the single most convincing argument for brining I can put forth. The difference between a chicken breast that’s been brined and pan-seared and one

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Ingredients

  • 4 cups water
  • ½ cup plus 2 teaspoons salt
  • 6 tablespoons sugar
  • 1½ pounds ice, or 3 cups cold water (see weighing ice for wet brines)
  • 4 boneless skin-on chicken breasts (see recipe introduction)
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons butter

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