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Salty and Sweet Cranberry Citrus Brine

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Salty and Sweet Cranberry Citrus Brine

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.

Ingredients

  • 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