Apple Spiced Tea Brine

photo by Rita1652

- Ready In:
- 10hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
10
ingredients
- 1 cup coarse salt or 1 cup pickling salt
- 1 lb brown sugar
- 4 oolong tea bags
- 2 quarts apple juice
- 1 inch ginger, sliced lenghtwise
- 10 whole allspice
- 10 peppercorns
- 2 bay leaves
- 10 fresh sage leaves
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 10 garlic cloves
- 4 quarts cold water
directions
- In a very large pot (big enough to hold turkey) bring all the brine ingredients but turkey to boil then lower heat to simmer for 5 minutes.
- Remove tea bags.
- Cool.
- Add washed and towel dried turkey to apple mixture and cover with ice cold water making sure turkey is completely submerged adding more water if needed.
- Refrigerate for 10 to 15 hours just so the turkey absorbs the brine.
- Remove turkey from brine discard brine and rinse turkey towel dry inside and out.
- Proceed with grilling, frying, roasting your turkey just remember brined foods will cook quicker!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Rita1652
Jamesburg, New Jersey