Ultimate Turkey Brine recipe

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Ingredients

1 gallon water
2 cups kosher salt
1 ½ cups dark brown sugar
12 whole cloves
3 bay leaves
1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
2 ½ teaspoons dried rosemary
2 ½ teaspoons dried thyme

Nutrition Info

44.1 calories
carbohydrate: 11.3 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.1 g
fiber: 0.3 g
protein: 0.1 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 6080.8 mg
sugar: 10.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring water to a boil in a large stockpot. Stir salt and sugar into the water until dissolved, bring water again to a boil. Add cloves, bay leaves, peppercorns, rosemary, and thyme to the water, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook mixture at a simmer for about 20 minutes.

  2. Refrigerate brine until completely cooled.

Recipe Yield

30 servings

Recipe Note

Simple overnight brine that will make any turkey moist and tasty. You can use this recipe for turkeys in the 15 to 20-pound range. Brining works best for fresh turkeys;you should definitely not brine any turkey that is already injected with a 'solution.

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