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🧂 Salty water 🥒 To soak in salt
to brine

to brine

8 4.8
To soak food in very salty water to keep it and add flavor
  • verb
  • /braɪn/
translation icon : poner en salmuera
  • First, brine in a mild salt solution with some fresh herbs, chopped garlic, and lemon peel.
  • brined turkey
  • brined chicken
  • brined pork

So although it works great to brine a whole bird, the skin gets horrible.

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Examples

  • If you have never brined your turkey, please give it a chance.

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  • My best tip would be to brine the turkey...

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  • Your dad wants to brine the turkey this year.

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  • I have my turkey all brined and ready to go the day before the holiday.

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  • Place the pot in the fridge and brine for 2-12 hours.

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  • I always brine my turkey overnight using a spiced apple mixture and vary the other ingredients.

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  • The chicken is brined for around an hour, after which it's rinsed to eliminate the excess water.

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  • You know, I, I brined and injected and smoked a Turkey over Thanksgiving.

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  • You should brine the fish overnight to enhance its flavor.

  • After preparing the solution, it is essential to brine the meat for several hours.

Synonyms

to pickle
vsto brine
39 2.9

To preserve vegetables in vinegar or salty water for later eating

preserves by soaking in a concentrated water solution rather than a sour liquid
to salt
vsto brine
31 1.0

To put small white crystals on food to make it taste better or last longer

preserves by soaking in a concentrated water solution rather than sprinkling crystals
to salinate
vsto brine
  • Specialized
1 7.2

To make something salty by adding salt

preserves by soaking in a concentrated water solution rather than only adding salt
to souse
vsto brine
1 8.8

To soak something completely in liquid

soaks specifically in a concentrated water solution for preservation
to salinize
vsto brine
  • Specialized
7.5

To preserve food by adding salt so it lasts longer

soaks food in a concentrated water solution for preservation
to salten
vsto brine
  • Archaic
9.9

To add salt to food, often to preserve or flavor it

preserves by soaking in a concentrated water solution rather than using dry crystals

Antonyms

to rinse
83 1.0

To wash something with water to remove soap or dirt

Compounds

brine shrimp
2 6.1

A small animal like a tiny shrimp that lives in very salty water and is used as food for fish

How Salted

to cure
26 4.6
to brine
8 4.8
to salt
31 1.0

Surface Forms

brine infinitive
brined past
brined past participle
brining present participle
brines third person singular

Etymology

Brine as a verb comes from the same old word for 'salt water', so to brine something is to soak it in that salty water to preserve it or add flavor.