Easiest Turkey Brine
Nov 16, 2024 12:17 PM
If you are roasting a turkey this season, this Easy Turkey Brine recipe is the best way to ensure you have a juicy and flavorful turkey. Whether it’s your first turkey or if you want to make your best turkey ever, check out this easy step-by-step tutorial. It’s perfect for your Thanksgiving Turkey!
If you have never brined a turkey, this is a total game-changer for ensuring a juicy Thanksgiving turkey. It’s so juicy that you don’t even need the Turkey Gravy. Oh, who am I kidding – You always need gravy! I mean, who’s going to hang out with the Mashed Potatoes?
A basic turkey brine should be simple with inexpensive kitchen staples: water, salt, sugar, garlic, and some fresh or even dried spices. You can also change it up based on what you have on hand.
Ingredients:
- 16 cups lukewarm water
- 1 cup fine sea salt , or 1 1/2 cups kosher salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 Tbsp whole peppercorns, coarsely crushed
- 5 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
- 2 Tbsp coarsely chopped fresh rosemary, or 1 Tbsp dried rosemary
- 1 Tbsp coarsely chopped fresh thyme, or 2 tsp dried thyme
- 8 cups cold water
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Total Time:
5 minutes
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