Brine Recipe
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- 1 gallon water
- 1/2 cup kosher salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons pickling spice
Stir salt and sugar in the water until cloudiness disappears.
Stir in pickling spice.
Bine small birds, 1 to 2 hours, large birds over night.
SPATCHCOCKING Directions
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- Place the game bird breast down on a cutting board.
- Using poultry shears or chef knife, cut down the length of each side of the backbone. Remove backbone.
- Turn the bird over and make a quick cut in the center of the breast bone.
- Turn the bird over and using your palm press on the breastbone firmly. (you will hear it snap)
- If you with to stableize your bird for grilling, run skewers thru the leg and thigh into the opposite breast. Repeat forming an X.