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Master Buttermilk Brine

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Matt Duckor

This recipe makes enough brine for one 3½–4-pound chicken or 4 pounds of chicken pieces.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 1 quart

Ingredients

1

quart buttermilk

4

teaspoons kosher salt

1

teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Whole chicken and/or chicken pieces

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Combine buttermilk, salt, and pepper in a large resealable plastic bag. Add chicken and chill at least 4 hours or overnight. Drain before using.

  2. Curry

    Step 2

    Add 4 teaspoons curry powder, 2 teaspoons ground cumin, and 2 teaspoons ground turmeric.

  3. Chipotle

    Step 3

    Add 2 tablespoons adobo sauce from a can of chipotle chiles in adobo.

  4. Louisiana-Style

    Step 4

    Add 2 tablespoons smoked paprika, 2 tablespoons Tabasco, and 2 teaspoons celery seeds.

  5. Lemon-Dill

    Step 5

    Add 2 thinly sliced lemons, 4 finely grated garlic cloves, and 2 cups chopped fresh dill.

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  • Allison Roman is not a racist. Apparently any criticism or another person who is not white is being called racist. However, her buttermilk brine was fabulous.

    • Intouch Withreality

    • East Coast

    • 7/10/2022

  • Alison Roman said that Crissy Teigen's interest in selling food things at Target was a money grab. people accused Alison of racism because Crissy Teigen is asian. Meanwhile, Crissy Teigen bullied a 14 year old and told them to end their life, so…

    • Matt

    • NJ

    • 8/24/2021

  • AR has a newsletter on SubSt and a YT channel.

    • Jess

    • Minnesota

    • 7/24/2021

  • I am really curious to what she did. Unfortunately, a lot of the time awful people are guilty of creating beautiful things. Whats also unfortunate is the woke generation and cancel culture creating a miserable world for themselves and the rest of society to live with. With that said, I made all four versions of this recepie and they were all delicious, my family was very happy.

    • Anonymous

    • New York, New York

    • 7/18/2021

  • Smokemaster: Alison Roman has been outed as a racist.

    • Anonymous

    • 3/13/2021

  • I tried the curry version of this brine, and it turned out quite lovely. Roasted my chicken as per Samin Nosrat's buttermilk-brined recipe. I then used the leftover brine in a stir-fry for an awesome, super easy curry!

    • atimidtempest

    • Sacramento, CA

    • 6/8/2020

  • What makes them racist? and this recipe is great.

    • Smokemaster

    • 6/6/2020