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.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 169 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup brown sugar
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 gallon water
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen cranberry juice concentrate
• 1 cup kosher salt
• 1 medium red onion, cut into wedges
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme leaves
• 1 medium lemon, cut into wedges
• 1 (3 inch) cinnamon stick
• 1 medium orange, cut into wedges
• 4 large bay leaves

Recipe Instructions

Step 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.