[header] How to brine meat [title] Prepare a mixture of three parts salt and one part sugar. [step] The salt may be kosher or sea salt. The sugar can be any white crystal sugar, but not 10x or confectioner's sugar. 
[title] Dissolve the sugar/salt mixture in water. [step] The salt to water ratio should be 1:16-for every gallon of water you should have a cup of salt (50-60 grams of salt per litre water).