Whole Foods Turkey Brine Recipe. Place turkey on a rack set in a roasting pan and refrigerate uncovered for 8 hours or up to 1 day. Brining a turkey is a process of adding moisture and flavor to the meat by soaking the bird in a salt water mixture before cooking.
Pat dry with paper towel. Combine salt sugar aromatics and 1 2 gallon 8 cups of water in a large pot and place over medium high heat. Place the whole turkey in the brine until completely submerged.
Turn turkey a few times and then leave it breast side down.
Whether you re roasting grilling smoking cooking rotisserie style or frying your next turkey always start out with a good brine to. Preheat oven to 475 f. Mix the softened butter with the pepper. Add turkey and any additional cold water needed to just submerge it.
