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Brine Recipes - Brines for every kind of meat, fish or poultry

Brines for every kind of meat, fish or poultry. A brine add flavor and moisture leading to a more tender and flavorful meal.

Savory Turkey Brine

This turkey brine gets a portion of its salt from vegetable stock. The combination of spices and herbs will give your bird a rich flavor.

Apple Spice Brine

A brine is typically water and salt with a little sweet to give it flavor. This brine uses fruit juices for water providing flavor and sweet at the same time.

Holiday Poultry Brine

This poultry brine is perfect for the holiday turkey. By using stock you get extra flavor with a mild saltiness that makes for a perfect brine.

Maple Brine

This brine can be used on any kind of poultry and pork.

Beer Brine for Fish

This brine is sure to enhance the flavor of any fish that you grill or smoke.

Clove and Honey Brine for Turkey

This brine will give your turkey a subtle sweetness.

Hawaiian-Style Turkey Brine

Here is another turkey brine for you to try. This one is a bit different since it uses sweet ingredients. The pineapple juice works well to tenderize the turkey meat.

Brine for Corned Beef and Pastrami

This is the perfect brine for making your own corned beef or pastrami. Saltpeter, or potassium nitrate is a food preservative. It will give the meat a pink coloring and reduce the chances of spoilage. If you are careful with your food handling and don't need the pink coloring you do not need to add the saltpeter.

Clove Pork Brine

This brine is not only a great general brine but a great one for any cut of pork you want to prepare for the Holidays.

Sweet and Savory Pork Brine

This flavorful brine is perfect for pork, but works well with poultry too. This has a sweet flavor plus all that from the herbs and spices.

TomKattt's Poultry Brine

Tom Katt sent this brining recipe that is perfect for poultry, expecially that Holiday turkey.

Pork Tenderloin Brine

This brine is perfect for pork, but works well with other things. Brining adds moisture and flavor to anything you cook.

Poultry Brine

This brine works with the added power of pickling spice which will help poultry add even more moisture. The spice and herbs add a great flavor. Whatever you do with this poultry after this brine, it won't be dry.

Smoked Turkey Brine

This brine makes enough for a whole turkey and will not only add flavor but give you a juicier and more tender bird.

Apple Brine

This is the ultimate poultry brine for flavor. The apple juice in this brine gives a sweet flavor to poultry and is perfect for turkey. Buy the cheapest apple juice you can find because it won't matter how much you spend and you are going to need a lot.

Italian Brine

This flavorful brine is perfect for pretty much any meat, but particularly pork and chicken. Because of the vinegar in this brine it has an extra tenderizing affect.

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