Brine

Name: Brine
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons juniper berries; 2 tablespoons allspice berries; 1 tablespoon fennel seeds; 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup kosher salt; 2 cloves; 2 bay leaves; 2 chiles de arbol; 1 onion, sliced; 1/2 bulb fennel, sliced; 1 carrot, peeled and sliced on the diagonal; 4 sprigs thyme; 4 sprigs flat-leaf parsley

13 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons juniper berries
2 tablespoons allspice berries
1 tablespoon fennel seeds
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup kosher salt
2 cloves
2 bay leaves
2 chiles de arbol
1 onion, sliced
1/2 bulb fennel, sliced
1 carrot, peeled and sliced on the diagonal
4 sprigs thyme
4 sprigs flat-leaf parsley

Directions

1

Crush the juniper berries coarsely in a mortar.
2

Repeat with the allspice and then the fennel seeds.
3

Dissolve the sugar and salt in 2 cups hot water (just hot enough to dissolve the sugar) in a large, very clean container.
4

Add the juniper berries, allspice berries, fennel seeds, cloves, bay leaves, chiles, onion, fennel, carrot, thyme, and parsley.
5

Add 3 quarts very cold water, and stir to combine all the ingredients.