Brine For Turkey Or Chicken

Total Time: 11 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 gallon water
• 1 cup kosher salt
• 1 ounce tender quick
• 1 cup honey or 1 cup molasses or 1 cup real maple syrup
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon pickling spices

Recipe

• 1 mix ingredients and bring to a boil.
• 2 allow brine to cool to 40 degrees.
• 3 place bird in brine. make sure turkey/chicken is fully submerged. you may need to put a weight (rock, etc) inside a ziplock bag and place inside turkey/chicken to keep the bird submerged.
• 4 brine the turkey/chicken for 10 hours.
• 5 keep brine below 40 degrees.
• 6 rinse turkey/chicken very well.
• 7 submerge bird in fresh water for an hour.
• 8 rinse bird very well.
• 9 dry the bird very well.
• 10 you are now ready to roast, smoke, smofry or fry your turkey/chicken.