- 4 cups water
- 2 tablespoons kosher or coarse salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
- 1 tablespoon pickling spices
- Mix water, kosher or coarse salt, sugar, minced or pressed garlic cloves, and pickling spices.
- Place meat in a plastic food bag (choose small cuts like pork chops, chicken breasts, or turkey breast slices), pour in brine to cover, then seal and chill 6 to 12 hours.
- Discard used brine; cook meat as desired.