Honey Citrus Turkey Brine - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

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