Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coarse salt
- 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 20 whole black peppercorns
- 1 thinly sliced chili pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cup hot water, plus 3 cups cold water
- Lemon thinly sliced or Lemon juice
- 1 small onion thinly sliced
- 2 cloves of garlic crushed
Directions
1. Place the salt, sugar, peppercorns, chili pepper, and bay leaf into a bowl
2. Add hot water and whisk until salt and sugar are dissolved
3. Add cold water and let cool to room temperature
4. Add lemon and onion
5. Put breasts into 1 gallon plastic bag
6. Pour brine into bag, squeeze out excess air and seal
Let set for at least 2 hours (overnight works very well also) and grill.
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