Best Chicken Wing Brine

The Best Chicken Wing Brine is a simple solution made up of water, salt, sugar, and soy sauce that will help improve the texture, flavor, and moisture of your chicken wings.

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Prep Time: 10

Brining Time: 2

Total Time: 2 10

Servings

Calories: 323kcal

Author: Laura Lynch

Ingredients

2 cups water
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 pound chicken wings

Instructions

Mix together the first four ingredients until the salt and sugar are dissolved. Add the chicken, making sure the brine fully covers the chicken. Cover and store in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
Remove the chicken from the brine. Discard the brine. Rinse the chicken wings under cold water. Pat dry with a paper towel.
Cook following your preferred method.

Notes

You can add optional seasonings to the brine for additional flavor. Try 1 teaspoon of black pepper, oregano, garlic, thyme, or rosemary.
You can also replace the plain salt with a seasoned salt.
You can brine the wings as little as two hours, which is optimal, but you can brine for longer, if necessary, up to 8 hours. Mix up the brine in the morning before work and it will be done by the time you get home to cook dinner.
For more robust flavor, you can replace the salt with more soy sauce. Use 1/4 cup of full-sodium soy sauce instead of salt.

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