Turkey Brine With Brown Sugar Recipes

BROWN SUGAR-BRINED TURKEY

Steps:

• Combine brown sugar, salt, bay leaves, garlic and 8 cups water in a large pot. Place over high heat and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar and salt.
• Remove from heat, stir in ice and cool completely. Very early on the day of cooking (or late the night before), pour brine into a 4- to 5-gallon pot or other clean container.
• Add turkey and any additional cold water needed to just submerge it. Turn turkey a few times and then leave it breast-side down. Refrigerate for at least 5 hours and up to 8 hours.
• Preheat oven to 475°F and adjust racks to fit the turkey.
• Remove turkey from brine, pat dry and place on a rack in a large roasting pan. Brush with butter and sprinkle with pepper. Tie legs together with kitchen string, tuck wings under body and roast for 20 minutes.
• Lower the oven temperature to 350°F and tent breast loosely with foil.
• Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh, without touching bone, registers 165°F or juices run clear (not pink) when you poke thigh with a paring knife, 2 to 2 1/2 hours more.
• Transfer turkey to a carving board, tent with foil and let rest for 30 minutes before carving.

TURKEY BRINE WITH BROWN SUGAR

Steps:

• Wrap seeds, peppercorns, and bay leaves in a square of cheesecloth; tie with kitchen twine. Bring 2 gallons water, both salts, and brown sugar to a boil in a very large pot, stirring to dissolve. Add bundle, garlic, thyme, and parsley. Let cool completely. Fully submerge turkey, weighting it down with a plate topped with cans if necessary. (In lieu of a large pot, you can use a brining bag.) Refrigerate turkey overnight.

BRINED BROWN-SUGAR TURKEY

Steps:

• Combine brown sugar, mustard, salt and ground red pepper in large nonmetallic container. Gradually whisk in ice water, thyme and garlic; stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Remove neck and giblets from body and neck cavities of turkey. Refrigerate for another use or discard. Place turkey, breast side down, in brine mixture. Cover; refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Remove turkey from brine; pat dry with paper towels. Turn wings back to hold neck skin against back of turkey.
• Return legs to the tucked position, if untucked. Place turkey, breast side up, on flat rack in shallow roasting pan; coat with cooking spray.
• Roast turkey 2 hours. Then, cover breast and top of drumsticks loosely with foil to prevent overcooking. Continue roasting turkey 1½ to 1¾ hours* or until meat thermometer reaches 180°F when inserted into deepest part of thigh not touching bone. *Follow cooking times according to package directions; times vary with size of turkey.
• Transfer turkey to cutting board; loosely tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before carving.

MY FAVORITE TURKEY BRINE

Steps:

• Combine 2 gallons cold water with the apple cider, brown sugar, salt, peppercorns, bay leaves, garlic, rosemary and orange peels in a large pot. Stir until the salt and sugar dissolve. Bring to a boil, then turn off the heat and cover.
• Allow to cool completely, then place into the fridge to chill. Place uncooked turkey in the chilled brine solution, then refrigerate for 16 to 24 hours.
• When ready to roast the turkey, remove from the brine. Submerge the turkey in a pot or sink of fresh, cold water. Allow to sit in clean water for 15 minutes to remove excess salt from the outside.
• Discard the brine. Remove the turkey from the clean water, pat dry, and cook according to your normal roasting method.

HERB-BRINED TURKEY

Steps:

• In a stockpot, combine the salt, brown sugar, sage, thyme, rosemary and 2 quarts water. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir until salt and sugar are dissolved. Remove from the heat. Add the cold water to cool the brine to room temperature., Place a turkey-size oven roasting bag inside a second roasting bag; add turkey. Carefully pour cooled brine into bag. Squeeze out as much air as possible; seal bags and turn to coat. Place in a roasting pan. Refrigerate for 12-24 hours, turning occasionally., Drain and discard brine; rinse turkey and pat dry. Tie drumsticks together. Place the remaining ingredients in a food processor; cover and process until smooth. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from turkey breast; rub half of the butter mixture under skin. Secure skin to underside of breast with toothpicks. Rub remaining butter mixture over skin., Place turkey, breast side up, on a rack in a roasting pan. Bake at 450° for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 325°; bake 3-1/4 to 3-3/4 hours longer or until thermometer reads 180°, basting twice during the last 30 minutes of cooking. Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly., Remove turkey to a serving platter; cover and let stand for 20 minutes before carving.

ULTIMATE TURKEY BRINE

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a large stockpot. Stir salt and sugar into the water until dissolved; bring water again to a boil. Add cloves, bay leaves, peppercorns, rosemary, and thyme to the water, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook mixture at a simmer for about 20 minutes.
• Refrigerate brine until completely cooled.

KITTENCAL'S BEST BROWN SUGAR TURKEY BRINE

Steps:

• In a large bucket or container mix together the warm water with brown sugar and salt; stir until NO kosher salt and sugar granules remain in the water (make certain to use very warm water so that the salt and suagr will dissolve easily and completely).
• Add in Worcestershire sauce, peppercorns, and garlic; stir until the Worcestershire sauce is combined.
• Cool the water until almost room temperature.
• Wash the turkey inside and out with cold water, then place in the brine (if the brine does not quite cover the turkey, then place it breast-side up to start, then turn it over after a couple of hours later).
• Place in refrigerator for 24 hours,.
• Remove the turkey from the brine and rinse the turkey THOROUGHLY under cold running water.
• Pat dry with paper towels then cover and refrigerate if not preparing right away or continue with my turkey recipe (#199612).

INCREDIBLE TURKEY BRINE

Steps:

• Stir water, salt, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, thyme, rosemary, peppercorns, allspice berries, and bay leaf together in a large pot; bring to a boil. Set aside to cool completely before brining turkey.

FRIED TURKEY BRINED IN CAYENNE AND BROWN SUGAR

Steps:

• In a whole-turkey-size stockpot, whisk brown sugar, mustard, salt and cayenne.
• Gradually whisk in water, and then add thyme and garlic.
• Add turkey, cover and brine in refrigerator for 35 hours.
• If you cannot fit the pot in your refrigerator, you can place it in an ice chest or other container (keep an eye on your ice).
• Bring the oil to 375° in your turkey fryer - this can take up to an hour.
• Remove turkey from brine and pat it dry inside and out with paper towels.
• If your family or guests are salt-sensitive wash the turkey thoroughly then pat until it is dry as you can get it with paper towels.
• Transfer the turkey to a frying basket, breast side up.
• Lower into oil and fry for 3 minutes per pound, 36 minutes.
• Lift the basket out of the fryer and drain the turkey on a rack set over a rimmed baking sheet or pan for about 15 minutes.
• Carve and serve.
• Take extra care with the hot oil - Any hotter than 375F and you risk it catching fire.

ALTON BROWN TURKEY BRINE AND GOOD EATS ROAST TURKEY

Steps:

• Two to three days before roasting, thaw the turkey in the refrigerator or in a cooler kept at 38° F, tops.
• To make the turkey brine: Combine the broth, salt, sugar, peppercorns, allspice, and finger in a large stockpot and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir until the salt and sugar dissolve. Remove from the heat. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate the brine.
• The eve before roasting, combine the brine and the iced water in a cooler. Place the thawed turkey (guts, neck, and whatnot removed) breast side down in the brine. Seal up the cooler and use it as an ottoman. Target bring time: 12 hours; flip the bird once about halfway through.
• On roasting day: Heat the oven to 500°F. Remove the bird from the brine and rinse inside and out. Discard brine.
• Place the bird on a roasting rack and place inside a roasting pan. Pat the bird dry (inside and out) with paper towels.
• Combine the apple, onion, cinnamon, and water in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 5 minutes. Add to the turkey's cavity, along with the rosemary and sage. Truss, if you like.
• Lightly coat the bird with canola oil. Roast the bird on the lowest rack of the oven for 30 minutes.
• Insert a probe thermometer into the thickest part of the breast and reduce the oven temperature to 350°F.
• Roast until the thermometer registers 155°F, about 2½ hours.
• Remove from the oven, cover closely with aluminum foil, and let rest for a least 15 minutes before carving.