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Brine Your Way to Juicier Meat

Updated May 23, 2014
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How to Brine Chicken

We're taking the brine way past your holiday turkey! Get the juiciest, most succulent bite of meat from your grill with these recipes that begin with a good brine.

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Clinched and Planked Chicken Thighs

Clinched and Planked Chicken Thighs
Credit: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Missie Neville Crawford

Clinched and Planked Chicken Thighs Recipe

The basic brine for these chicken thighs includes plenty of spices and lemon for added flavor.

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B-Side Brown Sugar Smoked Brisket

B-Side Brown Sugar Smoked Brisket
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B-Side Brown Sugar Smoked Brisket Recipe

The bourbon in this brown sugar brine adds flavor and helps tenderize the meat.

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Grilled Pork Chops with Brown-sugar Brine and Onion-Peach Marmalade

Grilled Pork Chops with Brown-sugar Brine and Onion-Peach Marmalade
Credit: Leigh Beisch; Styling: Dan Becker

Grilled Pork Chops with Brown-sugar Brine and Onion-Peach Marmalade Recipe

Because modern pork is very lean, the meat can easily dry out when cooked. Using a brine adds moisture and flavor to the chops.

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Sweet Tea-Brined Chicken

Sweet Tea Brined Chicken
Credit: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Karin Olsen

Sweet Tea-Brined Chicken Recipe

For the tastiest chicken ever, brine a whole cut-up chicken in the South's signature beverage—sweet tea with lemon.

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Cider-Brined Pork Chops with Grilled Apples

Cider-Brined Pork Chops with Grilled Apples

Cider-Brined Pork Chops with Grilled Apples Recipe

Grilled pork chops benefit dramatically from a hard cider brine that penetrates right to the middle of the meat and an apple-brandy glaze that coats the outside of the pork with a tangy sweetness.

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Grilled Shrimp with Sangrita

Grilled Shrimp with Sangrita
Credit: France Ruffenach

Grilled Shrimp with Sangrita Recipe

Marinating shrimp in a seafood brine ensures moisture retention and enhances the flavors of this exquisite hors d'oeuvre.

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Barbecued Chicken

Barbecued Chicken
Credit: Thayer Allyson Gowdy

Barbecued Chicken Recipe

From chef Tyler Florence, everything you could want in a piece of barbecued chicken: moist meat, crisp skin, and tangy sauce. See his step-by-step tutorial on brining chicken at the end of the gallery.

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Coffee and Molasses-Brined Pork Chops

Coffee and Molasses-Brined Pork Chops
Credit: Karry Hosford

Coffee and Molasses-Brined Pork Chops Recipe

Coffee adds a background flavor that helps bring out the sweet yet bitter undertone of the molasses. This brine is also excellent with chicken thighs and drumsticks, and pork or beef ribs.

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Chai-Brined Shrimp Skewers

Chai-Brined Shrimp Skewers
Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Jan Gautro

Chai-Brined Shrimp Skewers Recipe

A brine made with cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, and cloves is infused with black tea leaves before hitting the shrimp.

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Charcoal-grilled Pork Shoulder with Fresh Herbs and Roasted Garlic

Charcoal-grilled Pork Shoulder with Fresh Herbs and Roasted Garlic
Credit: Thomas J. Story; Styling: Randy Mon

Charcoal-grilled Pork Shoulder with Fresh Herbs and Roasted Garlic Recipe

Brining the pork shoulder for at least one day prior to cooking on the charcoal grill gives the meat a melt-in-your-mouth tender finish.

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Brown Sugar-Brined Chicken

Brown Sugar-Brined Chicken
Credit: Alison Miksch; Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham

Brown Sugar-Brined Chicken Recipe

This brown sugar brine is enough to season 12 chicken breasts. Pair it off with some fresh vegetables for the perfect meal.

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Buttermilk-Brined Grilled Chicken

Buttermilk-Brined Grilled Chicken
Credit: Jennifer Davick; Food Styling: Amy Wilson

Buttermilk-Brined Grilled Chicken Recipe

Buttermilk-Brined Grilled Chicken is soaked in a mixture of buttermilk, brown sugar, and hot sauce to ensure flavor and juiciness.

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Mackerel with Herb Salad

Mackerel with Herb Salad
Credit: Marcus Nilsson; Styling: Victoria Granof

Mackerel with Herb Salad Recipe

Brining the fish in water with salt and sugar heightens its natural flavor, but it also provides a little added insurance that the fish will remain moist.

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Video: How to Brine Chicken

Learn how to make a brine for grilled chicken with Food Network star Tyler Florence.

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    1 of 14 Clinched and Planked Chicken Thighs
    2 of 14 B-Side Brown Sugar Smoked Brisket
    3 of 14 Grilled Pork Chops with Brown-sugar Brine and Onion-Peach Marmalade
    4 of 14 Sweet Tea-Brined Chicken
    5 of 14 Cider-Brined Pork Chops with Grilled Apples
    6 of 14 Grilled Shrimp with Sangrita
    7 of 14 Barbecued Chicken
    8 of 14 Coffee and Molasses-Brined Pork Chops
    9 of 14 Chai-Brined Shrimp Skewers
    10 of 14 Charcoal-grilled Pork Shoulder with Fresh Herbs and Roasted Garlic
    11 of 14 Brown Sugar-Brined Chicken
    12 of 14 Buttermilk-Brined Grilled Chicken
    13 of 14 Mackerel with Herb Salad
    14 of 14 Video: How to Brine Chicken

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