Brine

Name: Brine
Prep time: 16 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 10 juniper berry; 1 tbsp dried thyme; 1 dried bay leaf; 10 white peppercorn; 1 tbsp rosemary; 1 tbsp thyme; 1 onion; 3 garlic; 50 g white sugar; 4 tbsp salt; 1 l water

20m

This brine is perfect for making roast beef or preserving any leftover meat while keeping it juicy and flavorful!

It’s very easy and quick to make, and it uses only a few ingredients, such as onion, garlic, peppers, and fresh herbs.

Trim, peel, and slice 1 onion
Peel and coarsely chop 3 garlic cloves
Remove 1 tbsp of fresh rosemary leaves from the stem
Roughly chop the rosemary with 1 tbsp of fresh thyme
Add 10 juniper berries to a mortar and grind to a coarse powder. Transfer to another container
Add 10 white peppercorns to a mortar and grind to a coarse powder
Fill a pan with 4 cups of water. Add the sliced onion and garlic
Add 4 tbsp of salt and 50 g of sugar
Add 1 tbsp of dried thyme and the chopped fresh herbs
Add the crushed juniper berries and the black peppercorns. Add 1 dried bay leaf
Bring the liquid to a boil for 4m over medium heat to extract the flavors. The brine is ready
You can put any kind of leftover meat in this brine for 4-5h to preserve it for a few extra days! Enjoy!