By Food52
Apple-Brined Turkey With Garlic Herb Butter
This is my absolute favorite method of turkey-ing. Of all the methods I've tried, nothing beats brining. The turkey is so moist and flavorful that it really stands alone, but who wouldn't want to throw a stick of deliciously flavored butter in there somehow? And is that a chunk of breast meat missing from the bird? I can't imagine how that happened (eyes cast innocently skyward).
Updated at: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:34:58 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
48
Low
Glycemic Load
34
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories1207 kcal (60%)
Total Fat42.8 g (61%)
Carbs70.8 g (27%)
Sugars61.9 g (69%)
Protein128.3 g (257%)
Sodium9702.7 mg (485%)
Fiber1.1 g (4%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
10 servings
1 gallonapple juice
divided
1 ½ cupkosher salt
1 cupbrown sugar
4 sprigsfresh thyme
1 sprigfresh rosemary
large
0.5 gallonice cubes
1 gallonwater
ice
13 poundturkey
½ cupunsalted butter
softened
2garlic cloves
finely chopped
1 tablespoonfresh parsley
chopped
2 teaspoonfresh rosemary
chopped
1 teaspoonfresh thyme
chopped
kosher salt
freshly ground pepper
Instructions
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