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Slice turkey across the grain into 1
Add bay leaves, garlic, onion, salt, sugar and water to a large stock pot.
Cut lemons in half and squeeze the juice into the rest of the brine ingredients; add the squeezed lemons.
Bring to a boil and boil 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and cool too room temp; stir in wine.
Add turkey; brine for 12 to 24 hours.
Remove the turkey and rinse very well in cold water.
Butter or oil the skin and roast as usual.
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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!
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>turkey, prepare brine. Combine all the brine
ogether the warm water with brown sugar and salt; stir until
ou have a big turkey and need more brine, use 1/2
and rosemary.
Rinse the turkey inside and out under cold
o brine my turkey before roasting so just about any brine recipe will do
One day before roasting turkey, bring 1 quart water, the
Combine the water, cider, brown sugar, salt, peppercorns, bay leaves,
erries, dried pears, dried apples, brown sugar, kosher salt, black peppercorns
oom temperature.
Wash the turkey inside and out with cold
ou will need 2 gallon turkey size oven roasting bags.
ind, garlic & onion.
Place turkey in bag, add 1 cup
Rinse the turkey, inside and out, and set
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arge enough to hold the turkey with two sturdy plastic bags
o hold the brine and the turkey. Pour the brine over the ice