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Ming Tsai's Turkey Brine

Ming Tsai's Turkey Brine

To ensure a moist turkey, soak it in a solution of water, salt, and sugar – known as a brine. Start by mixing these ingredients together in a large cooler (scaling the ingredients as needed based on the size of your turkey and cooler).

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Ingredients

  • 5 gallons water
  • 10 cups salt (eyeball it)
  • 10 cups sugar (eyeball it)
    • the solution should taste like sweet seawater

Yields: 10 gallons

Preparation

Stir to dissolve the salt and sugar then submerge the turkey in the solution. Fill the cooler with frozen, nontoxic gel packs or ice packs made from bottles and zipper lock bags of ice. Soak the turkey up to 24 hours or overnight.

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