yea yea yea, I could make this recipe as is but I firmly believe in as using recipes as a basis. With that said, I used this recipe + directions by alton brown and substituted half of the water for vegetable/chicken/turkey stock and decreased the salt to 1 cup because our turkey was 9lbs. I used several whole garlic cloves that I smashed and sprinkled some all spice in the pot. I took all the ingredients in my big pot and (minus the very cold water) and shimmered them on the stove top to make sure they were completely dissolved. Then I cooled the liquid, then added the water and submerged the turkey. I only brined overnight (approximately 16 hours). Then I created a dry rub of minced garlic+ sage+ sazon+ smokey sweet red pepper seasoning. I glazed with melted butter halfway through. But the brine is was makes this dish Deliciously moist !
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