"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat 11 Mar 2006 10:51:44p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Joseph
> Littleshoes?
>
> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >
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>
> This is the brine I used for the turkey breast. I brined it overnight.
>
> 1 cup lemon juice
> 3/4 cup fresh orange juice
> 1 cup Kosher salt
> 1 cup packed light brown sugar
> 1 cup chopped yellow onion
> 2 oranges, cut in half
> 3 cinnamon sticks
> 2 tablespoons whole cloves
> 2 tablespoons whole allspice berries
> 1 cup brandy
>
> I have since used it to brine whole Cornish game hens with excellent
> results. I stuffed the cavities with chunks of oranges.
>


Thanks for the recipe, Wayne. I'm gonna borrow it. TFM® has his own brine
recipe, but it uses hot sauce which I don't do, so he's never brined
anything for me. This one sounds more up my alley.

kili