Apple Brined Turkey
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Serves/Makes: 8 | Ready In: > 5 hrs
Ingredients:
12 pounds uncooked turkey (not injected with a salt solution)
***Brine***
8 cups apple juice or cider (bottled or from frozen concentrate)
1 pound brown sugar (light or dark)
1 cup kosher salt
12 cups cold water
2 cups orange juice
1 tablespoon ground ginger
15 whole cloves
6 large bay leaves
3 tablespoons crushed garlic
Directions:
Combine apple juice, brown sugar, and salt in a large saucepan.
Bring to a boil, stir to dissolve sugar and salt. Boil for one minute and remove from heat. Cool to room temperature.
In a large food safe container (2 to 5-gallons), combine the apple juice mixture with the remaining ingredients, then refrigerate to 40 degrees F.
Remove giblets and neck from raw turkey and place turkey in the brine solution, breast side down. Place a heavy plate or bowl on top to keep the bird submerged, if necessary. Place container in fridge and brine the turkey for 24 hours.
Discard brine solution and rinse turkey well, inside and outside. Pat turkey dry and air dry in fridge for about 4-hours, uncovered.
Coat turkey with light coating of oil or butter and bake in oven (or smoke, outdoors, in bbq smoker) at 325 degrees F. until thermometer placed in breast reads 165 degrees F (about 3-hours).
Recipe Location: https://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/1917/Apple-Brined-Turkey87319.shtml
Recipe ID: 58192
Nutrition:
per serving: 870 calories, 42g fat, 7g carbohydrates, 110g protein.
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