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Honest Tea and Simply Orange Brined Turkey

Summary

Perfect for Thanksgiving

What You Need

Honest Tea and Simply Orange Brined Turkey

Instructions

  1. Pour the tea into a brining bag or cooler. Fill one of the empty Honest Tea bottles with water and add it to the tea. Stir in the orange juice and salt. Slice one onion and lemon, chop half the garlic and add it to liquid. Then add half the herbs. Add the turkey to the brining liquid. Make sure you remove the giblets from the cavity of the turkey, and rinse the turkey first. Pour the ice over the turkey. If you are brining the turkey in a cooler, just put the lid on the top. If you are using a brining bag, then place it in a cooler. Let the turkey brine for 24 hours. Flip the turkey once half way through if the turkey isn't fully submerged in the liquid. After 24 hours, remove the turkey from the brining liquid and thoroughly rinse it both inside and out. Pat dry with paper towels. Heat your oven to 350 degrees. Place the turkey in a roasting pan, breast facing up. Chop the remaining lemon, onion and garlic and place them inside the cavity of the turkey. Add 3 springs of the rosemary and thyme on top. Rub the olive oil over the turkey. Then sprinkle the pepper and the remaining rosemary and thyme over. Place the turkey in the center of your oven. The cook time will depend on the size of the turkey. My 10 pound turkey cooked in just over 2 hours. Generally the cook time for a turkey is about 10-15 minutes per pound. The turkey is fully cooked when a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reads 160 degrees. Let the turkey rest for 20 minutes before carving - if you don't let the turkey rest it will lose moisture as you carve it.
Cooking time (duration)

TOTAL TIME: 26 hr Prep Time: 24 hr Cook Time: 2 hr

Number of servings (yield)

20 servings

Category

Dinnertime

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Tips and Tricks

It is crucial that you thoroughly rinse both the inside and outside of the turkey after brining and before roasting, otherwise it will be too salty.

Use the salty pan drippings to make gravy. Yum! The secret is to place a diced potato in the gravy while cooking since the potato will absorb the excess salt. Just let it simmer in the gravy for 20-30 minutes.

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