Easy Citrus Turkey Brine

Easy Citrus Turkey Brine

Total Time
55 min
23m prep ยท 32m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
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Difficulty
Hard
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This is a quick-and-easy turkey brine recipe that is full of citrus, brown sugar, garlic, and juniper, plus a kick from rum and limeade.

Ingredients

  • 96 ounces water
  • 32 ounces vegetable broth
  • 2 oranges , sliced
  • 1 onion , chopped into large pieces
  • 1 can frozen limeade concentrate , 6 ounce
  • 1 can frozen orange juice concentrate , 6 ounce
  • 0.5 cups brown sugar
  • 0.5 cups rum
  • 0.5 cups coarse salt
  • 2 tablespoons crushed garlic
  • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon ground thyme
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley
  • 1 tablespoon juniper berries
  • 2 cinnamons sticks
  • 3 bays leaves

Instructions

  1. 1

    Combine water, broth, oranges, onion, limeade concentrate, orange juice concentrate, brown sugar, rum, salt, garlic, black pepper, thyme, parsley, juniper berries, cinnamon sticks, and bay leaves in a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cover pot. Allow to cool completely, at least 1 hour.

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