Brine cured chicken breast Morton's Tender Quick

[chopsaw]

Must have been the week for curing poultry .
I've been messing with this for awhile , following a Poli recipe . The amount of TQ he uses and the amount listed on the bag is 2 different things . Did some homework and ended up in between .

So bone in skin on chicken breast on sale . Remove the bone , into the brine 48 hrs .
Fresh out of brine pat dry .


Plan was to stack together wrap with skin, then net but skin didn't cover so I removed skin and netted separate


Dusted with a sweet BBQ rub .

Smoked with apple hickory chips ( mes 30 ) I used the chip loader for this .
IT was 175 . Over night in fridge net removed . No skin on these , I like it better like that .

Cut open for a peek and a taste

WOW . I was surprised at the hammy flavor . Texture and color was on the money . Smoke
was perfect , taste was great . Gonna make a great sandwich .

Oh , I forgot I made a snack out of the tenderloins .




Chop

 

[tropics]

Chop yes every one is curing it seems like,they look better then mine,but then again I like breast better LOL
Richie

 

[motocrash]

Beautiful chopsaw!

 

[SmokinAl]

Excellent!
Very nicely done!
Al

 

[pc farmer]

Looks great.

What numbers did you use for the TQ?

 

[chopsaw]

Fellas thanks for the comments and the likes .

 

[chopsaw]

Looks great.

What numbers did you use for the TQ?

Well I didn't post that because I didn't follow the amounts on the bag ( don't want to lead someone down a wrong path ) which is 1 cup TQ to 4 cups water . Poli's recipe uses 1/4 cup TQ to 4 cups water . Big difference . So I wanted to know why . I figured he was concerned with salt content , not getting a full cure his cook temp was 200 degrees .
So I used 12 cups water and 1 3/4 cups TQ . Knowing I was smoking at 200 or higher . I think it could be cut down even more , as long as you're smoking at higher temps .

 

[darwin101]

Chopsaw the chicken looks great! I love smoked chicken and yours made me want some! What size netting did you use and would it work for large breast? I tried trying a couple and the presentation was poor.

 

[chopsaw]

Chopsaw the chicken looks great! I love smoked chicken and yours made me want some! What size netting did you use and would it work for large breast? I tried trying a couple and the presentation was poor.

The netting goes by numbers . The number relates to size . That netting works to a 5 1/2 " diameter . So no on the " large breast " :rolleyes: . I have what I think is a number 16 . Worked with a full chicken I did , but had to remove the wings .
The ham bags work well also . I like the net .

 

[darwin101]

The netting goes by numbers . The number relates to size . That netting works to a 5 1/2 " diameter . So no on the " large breast " :rolleyes: . I have what I think is a number 16 . Worked with a full chicken I did , but had to remove the wings .
The ham bags work well also . I like the net .

I'll check with Butcher & Packer and see what they have. It should work for pork also.

Thanks