Maple Flavored Turkey Brine
May 10, 2019
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup salt
- 1/3 cup sugar brown
- 1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon celery salt
- 1 cup white wine
- 1 tablespoon pepper
- 3 cups water
Directions
- Step 1 Place turkey in brine for 8 to 12 hours.
- Step 2 Remove from brine. Rinse and air dry for at least one hour.
- Step 3 Open upper and lower body cavities to expose to smoke. Place in smoker and smoke with your favorite fuel. Smoke for 30 minutes per pound approximately. i.e. 10 lbs. = 5 hours
- Step 4 Remove from smoker and bake in the oven at 300F for about 15 minutes per pound.
- Step 5 You may also use your smoker, if it is a convertible model, in a roast mode to cook the turkey.
- Step 6 Turkey is done when joints separate easily from the body and if the meat is pierced with a toothpick the juices are clear. Watch the bird closely during the roasting phase as different birds will require greatly differing time for cooking depending upon the temperature of the smoker.
- Step 7 NOTE: If desired the brown sugar may be replaced with maple syrup giving the bird a more maple flavor.