Basic Turkey Brine

By SewingDragonfly

Ingredients

• Suggested additions (add some or all):
• 1 gallon of water
• 1 cup of salt
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• Mix to dissolve salt and sugar
• 1 bunch of sage
• 1 bunch of parsley
• 1 bunch of thyme
• 1 head of garlic, roughly chopped
• 4 bay leaves
• 2 T black peppercorns, crushed

Preparation

Step 1

If adding the above, heat the basic brine to a simmer so the flavors will easily infuse into the liquid. Cool the brine before placing the turkey in it. A 15 pound turkey should be brined for 24 hours, for larger birds increase brining time to 36 hours.