Beer Basting Brine

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    5 cups

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      25 min

Appears in
Food by Fire: Grilling and BBQ with Derek Wolf of Over the Fire Cooking

By Derek Wolf

Published 2021

  • About

Basting is a key technique for transferring flavor to food while it cooks. The moisture the baste imparts to the meat is what keeps it delicious, tender, and succulent. Larger cuts of meat require a big-boy basting sauce—introducing the Beer Basting Brine designed to conquer any cut of meat you cook by, near, or over the fire. Lightly mix this brine next to the fire and you are in for a long cook of Hanging Chicken,