Description
Adding this twist to your Thanksgiving turkey will ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’ your guests.
Ingredients
- 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
- 1 orange, sliced
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 1 lime, sliced
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cup kosher salt
- 1 ½ gallons water
Instructions
- Combine the orange juice concentrate
- orange slices
- lemon slices
- lime slices
- thyme
- pepper
- garlic
- bay leaves
- salt
- and water in a large stockpot; bring to a boil. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Wash and dry your turkey. Make sure you have removed the innards. Place the turkey
- breast down
- into the brine. Make sure that the cavity gets filled. Place the bucket in the refrigerator. Allow turkey to marinate 1 to 2 days before cooking. Remove the turkey carefully. Drain and discard the excess brine and pat dry.
- Cook the turkey as desired reserving the drippings for gravy. Keep in mind that brined turkeys cook 20 to 30 minutes faster.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins
Servings: 1