There's been a lot of talk out in food world about turkey brining and its supposed benefits, for several years now. I've never done it, and I've never had it. It's supposed to make the turkey super juicy and perfectly flavorful. Well, this year, we are going to try it. All it took was us catching an Alton Brown (heart) show about it last night, and we thought it sounded pretty darn easy. Then there's this fancy foil breast guard thingie too.
I picked up everything we'll need today (oh my, it was a long, tedious, and expensive morning...and since when is heavy cream nearly $5 a freaking quart??), including the 5-gallon brining bucket. I couldn't find juniper berries, but I also didn't look that hard. Two stores tests my patience limit these days.
I think it will be fun! We will brine it Wednesday night, until just before cooking time on Thursday. Yea, take THAT turkey!
Tuesday is pie and dessert baking day! Wednesday is cleaning and screaming day! My guests arrive Wednesday eve, and we'll have additional visitors for a dessert-eating crowd. And a chaotic and unfinished house. I really am doing so well with all this. Only minor break downs so far. This is much better than I'd anticipated for myself.
Have a lovely holiday!
2 comments:
Sounds delish! We haven't brined either, but the past two Thanksgivings we deep fried the turkey. THAT is a delicious bird, let me tell you.
I can't wait to hear how your meal is!!
you won't believe this but last year Jared, Lizz and I brined the turkey. I believe we used Alton's recipe too. One word. Delicious.
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