Spiced festive brine for turkey or pork
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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.
Ingredients
- 3l water
- 300g of salt
- 100ml of maple syrup , or honey
- 100ml of whisky
- 1 orange , zested
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 tsp cloves
- 1 tsp allspice berries
- 3 sprigs of thyme
- 3 bay leaves
- 2 garlic cloves , bashed
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
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