Easy, No Fail Gluten Free Brined Turkey

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 Whole Turkey

  12-15 pounds, giblets and neck removed
• 1 gallon water
• 3 cups orange juice
• 3 1/2 cups white wine

  basically a bottle of Pinot
• 1 1/2 cups Kosher Salt

  if using table salt, use 1 cup
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 2 Tablespoons peppercorns
• 4 bay leaves
• 4 sprigs thyme
• Olive oil
• 3 – 4 Tablespoons poultry seasoning.

Instructions

• 1 Add water, orange juice, wine, salt, brown sugar, peppercorns, bay leaves and
  thyme to a large pot and stir together to dissolve.
• 2 Add turkey and push down to submerge.
• 3 Cover and refrigerate over night.
• 4 Remove from brine and pat dry.
• 5 Preheat oven to 325.
• 6 Coat turkey with olive oil and coat with poultry seasoning.
• 7 Roast for about 20 minutes per pound or until thermometer in thickest part of
  breast registers 165 degrees.
• 8 Cover turkey breast with aluminum foil about 2/3 of the way through to prevent
  over browning.
• 9 Save drippings for gravy or Turkey Stock.

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