Line a big picnic cooler with a food grade plastic bag.
Boil water and salt together until all salt is dissolved and cool in fridge several hours.
Wash turkey inside and out and place into cooler. Add your optional add-ins to the cooled brine and cover turkey with ice and pour brine over all. Let turkey brine overnight making sure the cooler stays closed and adding ice if needed.
Rinse bird and continue with your recipe . Your turkey will be moist, flavorful and tender!
ay out one slice of turkey, place about 1/4 cup
Pat turkey dry with paper towels and rub on all surfaces with
mbine. DO AHEAD:
Pat turkey dry with paper towels.
n peel before using.
Turkey: Rinse turkey inside and out (do
Slice turkey across the grain in 1 inch strips, about 1/4 inch thick.
(Meat will cut easier if partially frozen.)
Take all your fixins' and mix'em up.
Pour'em over the turkey slices.
Make sure all your turkey gets a fair amount on it.
Place turkey on trays in single layer in dehydrator and dry overnight.
When the rooster crows, your turkey will be jerky.
nd discard leg truss from turkey. Pull off and discard any
egrees.
Remove bag containing turkey parts from cavity.
Rinse
Cut the turkey breast across the grain into
alt.
Rub into turkey cavity and all over the skin.
br>Clean inside cavity of Turkey -- then Salt & Pepper inside cavity
apping and plastic insert from turkey and discard. Take out giblets
dobo for gravy.
Marinate turkey: Rinse turkey inside and out and
e bag. Pour brine over turkey, making sure it is
ain cavity.
If stuffing turkey, spoon stuffing into main cavity
THE NIGHT BEFORE:
Soak ALL of your dried pulses, beans,
take all that weird stuff out of the turkey.
make the
Mix all ingredients except turkey, pot and peanut oil to
arge stock pot, bring the turkey stock to a boil.
ep; pour remaining rub all over turkey and use a spatula