Wet Brine

Name: Wet Brine
Yield: Makes One Gallon
Ingredients: 1 cup kosher or sea salt; 6 bay leaves, torn apart; 6 sprigs fresh thyme; 1 tablespoon juniper berries, crushed; 1 head garlic, smashed; ½ cup sugar; ½ cup fresh parsley, chopped; 4 dried red chilies, chopped; 1 gallon water

Preparation info

Makes
One Gallon

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Jeremiah Tower Cooks

By Jeremiah Tower

Published 2002

About

Ingredients

1 gallon water
1 cup kosher or sea salt
½

Starter
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the water, add all the ingredients, and stir until the salt and sugar are dissolved. Chill before using.