Most everyone loves the taste of this salty-sweet cranberry turkey brine. I've been using brine for years when making turkey and chicken. After trying a number of recipes, I finally settled on this one — a combination of my three favorite recipes with all the wonderful flavors of Thanksgiving.
1 gallon water
1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen cranberry juice concentrate
1 cup kosher salt
½ cup brown sugar
1 medium lemon, cut into wedges
1 medium orange, cut into wedges
1 medium red onion, cut into wedges
3 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon dried thyme leaves
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
1 (3 inch) cinnamon stick
4 large bay leaves
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