Honey Citrus Turkey Brine recipe

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Ingredients

4 cups orange juice
2 cups water
4 (8 ounce) jars honey
1 cup brown sugar
1 lemon, sliced
2 oranges, sliced
3 tablespoons ground black pepper
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
2 cloves garlic
1 bay leaf
2 (7 pound) bags of ice, or as needed

Nutrition Info

249.3 calories
carbohydrate: 66.4 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.2 g
fiber: 0.9 g
protein: 0.8 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 16.1 mg
sugar: 63.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place orange juice, water, honey, brown sugar, lemon, oranges, black pepper, red pepper flakes, garlic, and bay leaf in a large pot, bring to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, 10 minutes. Remove from heat and gradually stir in ice to start chilling the brine.

  2. Pour brine into a large bucket, add more ice to finish cooling.

Recipe Yield

20 servings

Recipe Note

A simple brine recipe and technique.

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