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Spiced festive brine for turkey or pork

by GBC Kitchen
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  • Other
  • easy
  • Makes 3 litres of brine
  • 15 minutes
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This brine recipe is perfect for meat being served at Christmas – the combination of cinnamon, clove and orange infuse pork and turkey with incredible flavours, seasoning it to perfection in the process. Take a look at our brining guide for instructions on how to use this correctly.

First published in 2019
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The warming flavours of cinnamon, cloves and orange combine to create an unmistakably festive combination, making them the ideal ingredients for a brine used on a Thanksgiving turkey or homemade Christmas ham. This recipe makes 3 litres of brine – as the meat needs to be totally submerged in the solution, make sure this will be enough to cover your meat beforehand, and scale up (or down) as required.

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Method

1
Toast the whole spices in a hot, dry pan for 30 seconds, or until fragrant
2
Add 1l of water along with the rest of the ingredients and bring to the boil
3
Stir to make sure the salt and sugar has fully dissolved then remove from the heat
4
Add the rest of the water and make sure the brine has fully cooled before using
First published in 2019
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