Most everyone loves the taste of this salty-sweet cranberry turkey brine. I've been using brine for years when making turkey and chicken. After trying a number of recipes, I finally settled on this one — a combination of my three favorite recipes with all the wonderful flavors of Thanksgiving.
Ingredients
- gallon water: 1 piece
- frozen orange juice concentrate: 1 can (12 fluid ounce can)
- frozen cranberry juice concentrate: 1 can (12 fluid ounce can)
- kosher salt: 1 cup
- brown sugar: 0.5 cup
- medium lemon: 1 piece (cut into wedges)
- medium orange: 1 piece (cut into wedges)
- medium red onion: 1 piece (cut into wedges)
- garlic: 3 clove
- thyme leaves: 1 Tbsp (dried)
- black pepper: 1 Tbsp (freshly ground)
- cinnamon stick: 1 piece (3 inch)
- bay leaves: 4 piece
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Stages of cooking
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Combine water, orange and cranberry juice concentrates, kosher salt, brown sugar, lemon, orange, red onion, garlic, thyme, pepper, cinnamon stick, and bay leaves in a large stockpot. Stir until salt and brown sugar have dissolved.
