"Her wing brine, which she detailed in her cookbook, "Trisha's Kitchen: Easy Comfort Food for Friends and Family," calls for bread and butter pickles - specifically, their liquid. It gives chicken wings a tangy-sweet boost that's both unexpected and perfectly Southern. While bread and butter pickles are sweet, they also carry a spicy warmth - thanks to a blend of cloves, mustard seeds, celery seeds, turmeric, coriander, and allspice."
"The technique itself isn't new-using a brine to add flavor has long been the backbone of tenderizing meats. It not only adds a sharp, mouthwatering bite, but the vinegar keeps the chicken wings crispy, especially when you mix it with a little barbecue sauce and brush it on right before the wings are done. Pickle juice is also a popular brine for fried chicken, a la the Chick-fil-A urban legend claiming dill pickle brine flavors its famous fryers."
Brining chicken wings in bread-and-butter pickle liquid imparts tangy-sweet flavor balanced by warm spices like cloves, mustard seeds, celery seeds, turmeric, coriander, and allspice. The brine tenderizes meat and the vinegar component helps preserve crispness, especially when barbecue sauce is brushed on near the end of cooking. Bread-and-butter pickle brine pairs well with smoky chipotle, honey-bourbon, or fruit-infused barbecue glazes. The technique works across cooking methods—frying, baking, grilling, or air-frying—and can serve as a pre-dredge boost for fried wings before tossing in sauce for extra zest.
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