Let’s Talk Turkey Brining
Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away, so it’s time to start thinking about your turkey dinner. I will be posting several times over the next week with various recipes for you to gobble up with your friends and family.
First thing’s first…you need to brine your turkey.
Citrus Brined Turkey
Prep Time
5 minutesTotal Time
5 minutesIngredients
Yield: Brine for a 7.5 lb turkey breast
- 1 Gallon Water
- 1/2 C Kosher Salt
- 1/2 C Sugar
- 1 Lime, quartered
- 1 Lemon, quartered
- 1 Orange, quartered
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 2 Cinnamon Sticks
- 1 Star Anise
- Handful of Whole Cloves
- 7.5 lb. Turkey Breast, bone-in
Instructions
Step 1
Fill a large container with water and dissolve salt & sugar. Add other ingredients. Cover with a lid and refrigerate for 6 hours to 1 day.
Notes
Source: Adapted from Dave Lieberman
Short Cut: Sorry, but there’s no going around this one.
Think Out of The Icebox: Try adding some of your other favorite barmy spices to the brine.
BRINING is a process similar to marinating, in which the turkey meat soaks in the brine (salt added to cold water) for a period of time. The brining period ranges from 6 hours to a few days depending upon the size of the meat (the larger the turkey, the longer time it takes for brining). The purpose of brining is to make the meat moister.
Note: I have a new camera man (a.k.a. my loving and funny husband Steve) and this is his first gig…so please forgive the shaky video of my demo below.
Will stayed Tuned, Nicole. You and turkey breast look great.