This is a quick-and-easy turkey brine recipe that is full of citrus, brown sugar, garlic, and juniper, plus a kick from rum and limeade.
Ingredients
- ounces water: 96 piece
- ounces vegetable broth: 32 piece
- oranges: 2 piece (sliced)
- onion, chopped into large pieces: 1 piece
- frozen limeade concentrate: 1 can (6 ounce can)
- frozen orange juice concentrate: 1 can (6 ounce can)
- brown sugar: 0.5 cup
- rum: 0.5 cup
- coarse salt: 0.5 cup
- garlic: 2 Tbsp (crushed)
- ground black pepper: 1 Tbsp
- ground thyme: 1 Tbsp
- parsley: 1 Tbsp (dried)
- Juniper berries: 1 Tbsp
- cinnamon sticks: 2 piece
- bay leaves: 3 piece
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Stages of cooking
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Combine water, broth, oranges, onion, limeade concentrate, orange juice concentrate, brown sugar, rum, salt, garlic, black pepper, thyme, parsley, juniper berries, cinnamon sticks, and bay leaves in a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cover pot. Allow to cool completely, at least 1 hour.
