12 easy brine Recipes

boneless beef top loin steaks, red wine, garlic cloves (smashed), salt, pepper, garlic powder, olive oil, black olives, pimento stuffed olive, capers in brine, tomato (chopped )

chicken thighs , brined if possible (cooking time is for pre-brined chicken), onion, chopped, brown rice , unrinsed, water or 2 1/2 cups chicken stock, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste, dried thyme or 2 sprigs fresh thyme

evoo, garlic, finely chopped, fresh rosemary, leaves stripped and finely chopped, fresno or italian cherry chile pepper, finely chopped, marsala wine , sherry or spicy red wine, blood orange or organic navel orange, chicken stock, honey, grated red onion, kosher or fine sea salt, garlic, finely chopped, a few sprigs fresh rosemary, lemon, sliced, skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 2 lb), evoo, for brushing, puttanesca-style panzanella , for serving, recipe follows, tomatoes, coarsely chopped, fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, red onion (you can use the rest of the onion you grated for the brine, recipe above), chopped, red bell pepper, seeded and chopped, evoo, red wine vinegar, anchovy paste, garlic, finely chopped or grated, fresno or italian red cherry chile pepper, finely chopped, lemon, peasant bread, oil-cured black olives, pitted and chopped

tuna in brine (or tuna in spring water), cream (more if you want a runnier sauce), pasta (we use small shells but you can use any other you d like), parmesan cheese (grated or shaved , (to taste), chopped fresh parsley, salt and pepper

water, garlic, canning or kosher salt, garlic minced, ground black pepper, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar

feta cheese (block-style , preferably greek feta), dried oregano (or to taste, rubbed between fingers to release flavors), black pepper, bottled roasted peppers , coarsley chopped (can use more), kalamata olives, pitted and coarsley chopped (can use other brine-cured pitted olives), olive oil (use extra-virgin )

skinless chicken thighs , brined if possible (cooking time is for pre-brined thighs), oil, onion, chopped, brown rice , unrinsed, water or 2 1/2 cups chicken stock, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste, dried thyme or 2 sprigs fresh thyme

whole boneless skinless chicken breast (2 halves), flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, olive oil, butter, fresh lemon juice, capers, brine , from capers (optional)

gherkins, salt, water (brine), white vinegar, pickling spices (storebought )

water, lemon, quartered and juiced, sugar, salt, boneless chicken breasts