Salty and Sweet Cranberry Citrus Brine
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.
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
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1 gallon water
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1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
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1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen cranberry juice concentrate
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1 cup kosher salt
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½ cup brown sugar
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1 medium lemon, cut into wedges
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1 medium orange, cut into wedges
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1 medium red onion, cut into wedges
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3 cloves garlic
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1 tablespoon dried thyme leaves
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1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
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1 (3 inch) cinnamon stick
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4 large bay leaves
Method
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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.
