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Apple Spiced Tea Brine

Make this brine for turkey or any poultry you enjoy! Do take into consideration the nutritional facts will not be right. As for most of the brine does get washed away and discarded. Serving size depends on the size of poultry you brine.

Steps

In a very large pot bring all the brine ingredients but turkey to boil then lower heat to simmer for 5 minutes.
Remove tea bags.
Cool.
Add washed and towel dried turkey to apple mixture and cover with ice cold water making sure turkey is completely submerged adding more water if needed.
Refrigerate for 10 to 15 hours just so the turkey absorbs the brine.
Remove turkey from brine discard brine and rinse turkey towel dry inside and out.
Proceed with grilling , frying , roasting your turkey just remember brined foods will cook quicker !.

Ingredients

coarse salt, brown sugar, tea bags, apple juice, ginger, allspice, peppercorns, bay leaves, fresh sage leaves, fresh rosemary, garlic cloves, cold water