Tag Archives: brining

Corned Beef: How To Cure Your Own

By ruhlman | Published: March 15, 2010
Brine for Corned Beef, Photo by Donna With the approach of St. Paddy's day I got a brisket into the brine Friday, in time to make my wife the corned beef she loves. And I realized I've never blogged about it.  Everyone who cooks should corn their own beef.  It's easy as brining a chicken. And [...]
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Lemon-Tarragon Brine for Roasted Chicken

By ruhlman | Published: January 27, 2010
Herb-brined, roasted chicken, photo by Donna I normally don't brine chicken.  I roast a chicken about once a week and it's a step I just don't think about since salting the bird before I roast it works perfectly fine.  Also, I don't like the skin of a brined and roasted bird—it's too thin and dehydrated.  But [...]
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