Grandma's Farmhouse Turkey Brine recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups kosher salt
3 tablespoons poultry seasoning
3 tablespoons onion powder
1 tablespoon black pepper
4 quarts vegetable broth
2 quarts water
3 cups cranberry juice

Nutrition Info

143.9 calories
carbohydrate: 30 g
cholesterol: 0 mg
fat: 1.4 g
fiber: 2.9 g
protein: 2.8 g
saturatedFat: 0.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 27089.9 mg
sugar: 20.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Stir the salt, poultry seasoning, onion powder, and black pepper together in a large stockpot. Pour in the vegetable stock, water, and cranberry juice, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature.

  2. To use, submerge a turkey into the cooled brine and refrigerate 12 to 16 hours to brine. Drain the turkey and pat dry before roasting according to your recipe's directions.

Recipe Yield

7 quarts

Recipe Note

A must-do for the most tasty and juicy turkey utilizing traditional ingredients which compliment a roasting bird. The roasting pan juices make for the worlds best gravy. Do not add salt to your gravy;the brine juices have done that for you. Enjoy a prairie favorite!

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