Smoked turkey brine. Best brine for smoked turkey around. This recipe was given to me by my uncle. EDITOR'S NOTE: This recipe uses canning or kosher salt, not table salt.
The brined turkey will already have enough salt.
If you don't have enough space in your refrigerator, you can place it in a brining bag inside an ice cooler, covered with ice water.
Rub salt, pepper and paprika onto turkey skin.
You can have Smoked turkey brine using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Smoked turkey brine
- You need 2 gallons of water.
- You need 1 1/2 cups of kosher salt.
- Prepare 3 Tbsp of minced garlic.
- It's 1 Tbsp of ground black pepper.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of worcestershire sauce.
- You need 1/3 cup of brown sugar.
- It's 5 gallon of bucket.
- Prepare 1 of turkey oven bag.
- Prepare 1 of turkey weight doesn't matter.
Stuff inside of turkey with orange quarters and tie legs together. Once your turkey is brined, be sure to rinse the bird thoroughly and clean your sink and. It turned out very tasty and moist. Give it a try and see what you think.
Smoked turkey brine step by step
- In large spaghetti pot over medium heat combine all ingredients one at a time to the 2 gallons of water..
- Slowly stir till disolved and remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. (Heating is only to help dissolve the ingredients).
- Line the 5 gallon bucket with the oven bag and slowly pour in the room temprature brine over the turkey..
- Allow turkey to brine for 24 hours before smoking..
- Smoke turkey at 225 degrees at 35-40 mins per pound until the breasts are at 170-175. Allow turkey to rest in a turkey pan before serving..
The addition of ginger to the turkey brine was an experiment that went well. Stir in the vegetable broth and the honey. Place turkey breast in the brine and weigh down with a couple of plates to ensure it is fully submerged. Add A Note Smoked Turkey Brine. This simple brine adds a nice herb flavor to the bird because it includes fresh tarragon and whole bay leaves.