Feeding the troops for the New Year’s LAN party teaches you a few things: patience, planning ahead, and preparing more food for unexpected guests. And…last minute improvisation. I went with a turkey (Kroger brand again), this time a 17-pounder. Luckily, it barely fit in the brining pot, but it displaced a lot more liquid than…
Turkey Brine Recipes
I prepared two turkeys for the Thanksgiving LAN party weekend, with different brine solutions based on some recipes I found on the net. For the first 15lb turkey (a Jennie-O brand young turkey), I used the following recipe with some amazing results: 1 gallon apple juice 1 pound brown sugar 1 cup salt 1/2 cup…
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