11/13/2025
“Easy Turkey Brine” 🦃👨🏽🍳
Ingredients:
🔹Wet Brine:
16 cups water divided
1/2 cup kosher salt
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon dried red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon dried sage
1 bunch fresh thyme
2 heads garlic sliced in half
*14 to 18- pound turkey cleaned, innards removed.
🔺Alternate Dry Brine:
8 tablespoons kosher salt
4-8 tablespoons freshly cracked black peppercorns
4 tablespoons dried oregano
4 tablespoons garlic powder
3 tablespoons dried basil
2 tablespoons dried thyme
2 tablespoons paprika
Instructions:
🔹For the Wet Brine:
Combine 8 cups of the water, salt, dark brown sugar, red pepper flakes, sage, thyme and garlic in a large pot and place over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes until everything is evenly combined and the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Stir in remaining water and cool completely.
Pour the brine into a container just large enough to hold the turkey comfortably. Add the turkey adding more water if needed to cover the bird entirely. Turn bird a few times and then leave breast-side down in the water. Chill for at least 8 hours, and up to 48 hours.
Remove bird from brine, discard brine and roast as needed.