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)

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35 min.

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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.