Turkey Brine

Use this turkey brine recipe to produce an easy, flavorful main dish this Thanksgiving. All you need is vegetable broth, herbs, and a big food-safe bucket.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 3 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon dried savory
• 1 tablespoon dried sage
• 1 tablespoon crushed dried rosemary
• 1 cup sea salt
• 1 gallon ice water
• 1 gallon vegetable broth

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Enjoy!

Step 2

Gather all ingredients.

Step 3

Combine vegetable broth, sea salt, rosemary, sage, thyme, and savory in a large stockpot. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently to be sure salt is dissolved. Remove from heat, and let cool to room temperature.

Step 4

When broth mixture is cool, pour it into a clean food-grade 5-gallon bucket. Stir in the ice water.

Step 5

Rinse and dry your turkey. Make sure you have removed the innards. Place turkey, breast-side down, into the brine. Make sure that the cavity gets filled. Place the bucket in the refrigerator for 8 hours, or overnight.

Step 6

Remove turkey carefully, draining off excess brine and pat dry. Discard excess brine.

Step 7

Cook turkey as desired reserving the drippings for gravy. Keep in mind that brined turkeys cook 20 to 30 minutes faster so watch the temperature gauge.