brined chicken

ssorllih · Post by **ssorllih** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 04:27

A week or so ago I believe Siara posted a recipe for chicken. Brined stuffed with herbs and poached and then smoked.
Last week I found a half dozen cornish game chickens in the discount bin for 69 cents per pound. Last night i placed one of a 15 degree brine with a half teaspoon of celery seed and a half teaspoon of crushed black pepper. This morning after 12 hiours I retrieved the birdand rinsed it and dried it. This afternoon I stuffed it with celery and onion and coated it with duck fat and baked it to 175°F.. It was excellant but Nancy said that a 10° brine for 12 hours would be better. This was for her taste a bit too salty. I certainly recommend this approach to roasting a small chicken.