Mighty Fine Turkey Brine recipe
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Ingredients
- 5 cups water, divided 1 cup salt 1 gallon water 1 cup packed dark brown sugar 2 quarts apple juice (not from concentrate) 1 pint whiskey (such as Jack Daniel's®) 1 lemon, juiced 1 large Gala apple, quartered and chopped 1 navel orange, quartered, or more to taste
Nutrition Info
- 101.5 caloriescarbohydrate: 16.3 gcholesterol: : -fat: 0.1 gfiber: 0.5 gprotein: 0.1 gsaturatedFat: : -servingSize: -sodium: 8.9 mgsugar: 14.9 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Mighty Fine Turkey Brine
Directions
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Combine 2 1/2 cups water and salt in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until salt is dissolved, about 3 minutes.
Pour water and salt mixture into a 5-gallon bucket. Add 1 gallon of water.
Combine 2 1/2 cups water and brown sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Pour into the bucket.
Stir apple juice, whiskey, and lemon juice into the bucket. Add chopped apple. Squeeze in orange juice and add in rinds.