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White Cranberry Brined Turkey
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Ingredients
2
64-ounce bottles
Ocean Spray White Cranberry Juice Drink
1
gallon
Water
2
cups
kosher salt
1
cup
sugar
2
tablespoons
whole black peppercorns
8
cloves
garlic
crushed
8
bay leaves
1
8 to 12-pound
whole turkey
neck and giblets reserved for another use
Instructions
Mix all ingredients, except turkey, in a 13 1/2-quart stockpot until salt and sugar are mostly dissolved.
Submerge turkey in brine. Refrigerate turkey in covered stockpot for 12 to 18 hours.
Discard brine. Dry turkey with paper towels.
Preheat oven to 325 F.
Roast unstuffed turkey for 2 3/4 to 3 hours or until internal temperature of the thigh reaches 180 F.