yuuuup... the first year i threw oranges into my brine my wife side eyed me... then her step dad said it was the best turkey he ever ate... finally stopped complaining about having the giant pot in the fridge the day before even
I can practically smell this brine through my phone! I’ve been brining for yrs- similar ingredients but might be adding a few of these ones! .Looks great! Q…when you say “kill the heat”and “let it go over night” , do you mean you are low simmering your hot brine? (Or literally no heat and are letting stand overnight? (Before using to brineTurkey )
I want to do this, but I am cooking for 18 people and I am concerned that if the taste is too different I may have upset family members. Can someone give me a description of that taste? is it still a good roast turkey flavor? Does it taste of orange? I have family members that don't like cooked fruit, so I wouldn't want it to be too strong. I'd love a good description of how it tastes. Thanks.
Did you make the brine with half a gallon or full gallon? I plan on letting my brine come down to room temp naturally without the ice, then refrigerate it, then use it tomorrow on the turkey. I figured by the time he added the ice and it melted, then he had about a gallon of solution
Saw your video the other day decided to try it. AWESOME! Our turkey for Thanksgiving was perfect. Tender, juicy all around awesome, Thank you for this brine recipe.
How do you recommend we drain the turkey and such prior to cooking? People leave out that next step and I don't know how much liquid should be on/it it prior to cooking. Thank you for this video, it's quite useful!
I am not a chef, however, I've watched a lot of brining videos for turkey and have brined other meats myself and the meat is always rinsed off after the brine. All the flavors should be absorbed into the meat and you are washing off the excess salt that isn't needed. That being said, again, I am not a chef and this isn't my recipe.
Great Brine Recipe thank you! Do you refrigerate while brining or do you keep adding ice so the uncooked turkey temperature does not fall below recommended food safety guidelines? Loved this video and how you did step by step on making the Brine.
I took over turkey duty and used this and it was the first time I had turkey breast that wasn't super dry. Best turkey I've ever had and I'm doing it again this year
So I just leave the Turkey in this brine on the counter for 24 hours without being refrigerated? I’m not gonna mske everyone sick this way with no refrigeration?
1/2 gallon water 1 cup salt 1 cup brown sugar 5 cloves crushed garlic 1 Tbs black pepper 5 bay leaves 1 bunch of Rosemary 1 Bunch of Thyme 1 Bunch of Parsley 1 Tbs green cardamom pods 1 Tbs cloves 1 Tbs all spice 1 onion 2 oranges juiced (Bring to boil for a couple minutes)
