Name: Harvest Turkey Brine
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: Chicken stock - 1 (32 fluid ounce) container; Vegetable stock - 1 (32 fluid ounce) container; Pinot Grigio wine - 2 cups; Fuji apples, sliced - 2; Oranges, sliced - 2 medium; Lemons, sliced - 3 small; Anjou pear, sliced - 1; Garlic, cloves peeled and crushed - 1 head; Yellow onion, sliced - ½; Fresh rosemary, or to taste - ½ bunch; Fresh thyme, or to taste - ½ bunch; Fresh sage, or to taste - ½ bunch; Kitchen twine - ½ bunch; Water - 1 cup; Sea salt - ¾ cup; White sugar - ½ cup; Dried bell peppers - 2 tablespoons; Dried vegetable flakes - 2 tablespoons; Multi-colored whole peppercorns - 2 tablespoons; Bay leaves - 4; Iced water - 1 gallon; Whole turkey, neck and giblets removed - 1 (11 pound); 1 extra-large turkey bag - 1 (11 pound)

Ingredients for - Harvest Turkey Brine

1. Chicken stock 1 (32 fluid ounce) container

2. Vegetable stock 1 (32 fluid ounce) container

3. Pinot Grigio wine 2 cups

4. Fuji apples, sliced 2

5. Oranges, sliced 2 medium

6. Lemons, sliced 3 small

7. Anjou pear, sliced 1

8. Garlic, cloves peeled and crushed 1 head

9. Yellow onion, sliced ½

10. Fresh rosemary, or to taste ½ bunch

11. Fresh thyme, or to taste ½ bunch

12. Fresh sage, or to taste ½ bunch

13. Kitchen twine ½ bunch

14. Water 1 cup

15. Sea salt ¾ cup

16. White sugar ½ cup

17. Dried bell peppers 2 tablespoons

18. Dried vegetable flakes 2 tablespoons

19. Multi-colored whole peppercorns 2 tablespoons

20. Bay leaves 4

21. Iced water 1 gallon

22. Whole turkey, neck and giblets removed 1 (11 pound)

23. 1 extra-large turkey bag 1 (11 pound)

How to cook deliciously - Harvest Turkey Brine

1 . Stage

Combine chicken stock, vegetable stock, and with wine in a large pot. Toss in apples, oranges, lemons, pear, garlic, and onion. Tie rosemary, thyme, and sage together with kitchen twine; add to the pot. Stir in 1 cup water, salt, sugar, dried peppers, vegetable flakes, peppercorns, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil; stir to dissolve salt and sugar.

2 . Stage

Remove brine from heat and let cool to room temperature. Store in the refrigerator.

3 . Stage

Combine brine with 1 gallon of heavily iced water 1 to 2 days before serving the turkey. Place thawed turkey in an extra-large turkey bag and pour in enough brine to cover completely. Refrigerate.

4 . Stage

Remove turkey from the brine and rinse inside and out with cold water. Discard brine and start cooking.