Lessons > How to Brine
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Lesson Overview
Brining is simply the technique of submerging meat, fish, or vegetables into a salty solution. Brining is an easy way to add additional moisture to leaner cuts of meat that can tend to dry out during cooking.
Brining is also a very effective way to infuse flavor into neutral-flavored meats suc…
Click to expand...Lesson Objectives
At the end of this lesson you'll be able to:
- define brining and explain how it works
- choose the appropriate container for brining
- understand salt-to-water ratios
- understand how to substitute different salts
- modify the flavor of a brine
- identify brining times
- properly prepare meat for cooking after brining
Course Syllabus
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1. | Introduction: How to Brine | 2 mins |
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2. | Complete Your Self Assessment | 2 mins |
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3. | How Brining Works | 3 mins |
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4. | Why Lean Meats are Brined | 2 mins |
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5. | Before You Brine | 3 mins |
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6. | Salt & Water Ratios for Brining | 5 mins |
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7. | How to Flavor Brines | 3 mins |
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8. | Brining Times & Preparing the Meat for Cooking | 5 mins |
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9. | The Results of Brining After Cooking | 30 mins |
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10. | Lesson Practice Recipes | 45 mins |
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11. | Lesson Quiz | 15 mins |
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Finish Line | 1 hr 55 mins | Total Time |
Prerequisites & Related Lessons
Please consider these additional lessons to support your learning and discovery. Some of these lessons are prerequisites that may help contextualize what you are learning and form a baseline of knowledge and skill. Other lessons are related and may help you explore next steps or dive deeper on a learning topic.
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11 Tasks
Task 1: Introduction: How to Brine
Task 2: Complete Your Self Assessment
Task 3: How Brining Works
Task 4: Why Lean Meats are Brined
Task 5: Before You Brine
Task 6: Salt & Water Ratios for Brining
Task 7: How to Flavor Brines
Task 8: Brining Times & Preparing the Meat for Cooking
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