As proof, we give you Ree Drummond's apple cider-brined turkey. Her simple recipe calls for heating a whole lot of water, apple cider, brown sugar, orange peels and few essential herbs and spices.

Apple Cider Vinegar Brine For Turkey makes for a fantastic smoked turkey! This brine made for an excellent and moist smoked ...

I put the answer out to the readers of The Ann Arbor News, MLive, and social media, and the overwhelming answer was that a flavorful brine can erase most of your turkey anxiety. This apple cider ...

Carve turkey and serve with gravy. Why do you use apple cider vinegar in brine? Brining a turkey in mildly acidic apple cider vinegar imparts a lovely, slightly fruity taste while tenderizing the ...

To make the most of that opportunity, we decided to brine our turkey in apple cider, brown sugar, sage and black pepper. The flavor ends up being at once subtly sweet, but also boldly savory.

4 quarts apple cider 1 ½ cups kosher salt ½ bag of Cooks ... the temperature of the bird to elevate a bit. Pat dry your brined turkey. Rub the room-temperature butter all over the bird.

Add 2 quarts (8 cups) cold water to the mixture. Place the turkey in a clean, fragrance-free, garbage bag, pour in the brine, close bag tightly. Brine your turkey overnight or up to two days.

You can use the brine for a 4- to 6-pound turkey, but leave it for 12 hours only. 1. In a pot large enough to hold a 12- to 14-pound turkey, combine the apple cider, salt, sugar, garlic ...

Heat the apple cider, Cody Road Bourbon ... Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Remove the turkey from the brine and pat dry. Rub the skin with oil and sprinkle with pepper. Set the turkey on ...

Elizabeth Karmel says this brine is good for soaking pork chops, pork loin, fresh ham, chicken and turkey. I haven't ... Remove from the heat, add the apple cider and ice cubes, and stir well.

I worried for nothing. The turkey was pretty close to flawless, and I give all credit to the delicious apple cider brine I adapted from a recipe in Bon Appetit. Brining infuses the turkey with ...