Print: Salty and Sweet Cranberry Citrus Brine

Most everyone loves the taste of this salty-sweet cranberry turkey brine. I've been using brine for years when making turkey and chicken. After trying a number of recipes, I finally settled on this one — a combination of my three favorite recipes with all the wonderful flavors of Thanksgiving.

Prep

18 min

Cook

3 min

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients

1 gallon water
1 , 12 fluid ounce
1 , 12 fluid ounce
1 cup kosher salt
0.5 cups brown sugar
1 medium lemon , cut into wedges
1 medium orange , cut into wedges
1 medium red onion , cut into wedges
3 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon dried thyme leaves
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
1 , 3 inch
4 large bay leaves

Instructions

1 Combine water, orange and cranberry juice concentrates, kosher salt, brown sugar, lemon, orange, red onion, garlic, thyme, pepper, cinnamon stick, and bay leaves in a large stockpot. Stir until salt and brown sugar have dissolved.

Nutrition per serving

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