How to Brine a Turkey

Name: How to Brine a Turkey
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: It’s 5-6 quarts of water, 1/3 cup salt, 1/2 cup soy sauce, juice of one orange, 2 onions, 1 bulb of garlic, 4oz of ginger, 1 stalk of green onions and 1/2 brown sugar. Simmer for 30 minutes and cool then pour over a buckets of ice. Brine should be cool before adding the Turkey. Brine overnight in the refrigerator. Before cooking pat dry. I did a simple rub with 1 stick butter and 2 tbsp of miso.

2 steps

Prep:15minCook:3h

To have a moist and flavorful Turkey you need to brine it at least overnight. Here’s a simple brine I use for my thanksgiving Turkey.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:35:31 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories13.7 kcal (1%)

Total Fat0.1 g (0%)

Carbs2.8 g (1%)

Sugars1.1 g (1%)

Protein0.8 g (2%)

Sodium1773.7 mg (89%)

Fiber0.4 g (1%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

25 servings

5 quartswater

cooking

⅓ cupsalt

½ cupsoy sauce

1orange

2onions

1 bulbgarlic

4 ozginger

1 stalkgreen onions

½ Tbspbrown sugar

Instructions

Step 1

In large pot bring water to a boil and add all the ingredients. Mix well and simmer for 30 minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes. In a 5 gallon bucket or tub pour in ice and brine. Brine should be cool to the touch before adding the Turkey. Brine overnight or 12 hours.

Step 2

Before cooking pat dry. I did a simple rub with 1 stick butter and 2 tbsp of miso. Cover with foil loosely when baking so the miso doesn’t burn. I set my temperature at 375F and baked for 3 hours. Cooking times varies with weight and covered vs uncovered.