TURKEY BRINE

Turkey Brine

A wet brine recipe for a juicy, savory Thanksgiving Day bird!

This turkey brine recipe is the best around. Use before smoking or roasting your turkey to ensure juicy, flavorful results.

A wet brine is a flavorful saltwater bath that seasons the meat and increases its moisture content through osmosis. 

Brine for a 15lb. turkey. For slightly bigger bird, just add more ice at the end.

INGREDIENTS

• 3/4 cup ‏kosher salt

• 1/3 cup ‏sugar

• 2 ‏white or yellow onions, diced

• 2 ‏carrots, diced

• 3 ‏celery stalk, diced

• 1 ‏whole garlic bulb, cut

• 1 ‏whole apple, cubed

• 1 small bunch ‏rosemary

• 1 small bunch ‏sage

• 2 tbls ‏coriander seeds

• 2 tbls ‏fennel seeds

• 6 ‏bay leaves

• 1 tsp ‏crushed red pepper flakes

• 2 gallons ‏water

Directions

1. No need to heat the brine.

2. Combine all ingredients in a cooler or brining bag and stir thoroughly until sugar and salt are dissolved.

3. Remove neck and giblets from turkey. Rinse and remove any extra skin or fat.

4. Add turkey to brine and submerge.

5. Add ice to top of brine. Replenish ice each day.

6. Brine for 2 to 3 days.