All Purpose White Wine Brine - White Cooking Wine

Ingredients

• 1 bottle Holland House White Cooking Wine
• 1 lemon
• quartered
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 4 cloves garlic
• smashed
• 4 sprigs thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 3 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 cups ice
• Use to brine pork
• chicken thighs
• wings
• and breasts. Also good for duck or any wild poultry.

Instructions

1. In a 2-quart saucepot, combine all the ingredients except ice and bring to a boil.
2. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
3. Remove from heat and let sit for 10 minutes.
4. Transfer the brine to a container and add ice.
5. Let the ice completely melt before adding your meat to the brine.