Turkey Brine
Brining your turkey before cooking it is an excellent way to ensure super moist and flavorful meat.
Equipment
- Large container or stock pot
Ingredients
- 1 gallon water
- 1 gallon water heavily iced
- 1 c kosher salt
- 1 c light brown sugar
- ½ c honey
- 6 garlic cloves roughly chopped or smashed
- 1 onion roughly chopped
- 4 bay leaves
- 1 Tb whole peppercorns
- 3 Tb creole seasoning
Instructions
- In a large pot, bring 1 gallon of water to a boil.
- Add the salt, brown sugar, honey, garlic, onion, peppercorns, creole seasoning, and bay leaves and stir until the salt and sugars have fully dissolved into the water. Remove from heat.
- Add one gallon of heavily iced water to the pot to begin cooling everything down.
- Transfer the pot to the refrigerator until it has reached a safe temperature of no more than 40°.
- Select a container that can accommodate your turkey and pour the brine over top until the entire turkey is entirely submerged.
- Place the container in the refrigerator or a cooler with ice for at least 24-48 hours before smoking it.
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Notes
This 34 quart stock pot would provide ample room to brine your turkey.