Bourbon Smoked Turkey Brine Food

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ORANGE-BOURBON TURKEY



Orange-Bourbon Turkey image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time P1DT3h30m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

One 12-pound fresh or frozen whole turkey, thawed
2 cups fresh orange juice (about 6 oranges)
1 cup water
3/4 cup bourbon, divided
1/3 cup molasses
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
4 oranges, peeled
Cooking spray
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Orange slices (optional)
Flat-leaf parsley sprigs (optional)

Steps:

  • Remove giblets and neck from turkey; discard. Rinse turkey thoroughly with cold water; pat dry. Combine orange juice, water, 1/2 cup bourbon, and molasses in a 2-gallon heavy-duty ziptop plastic bag; add turkey. Seal and marinate in refrigerator 4 to 24 hours turning bag occasionally. Remove turkey from bag, reserving marinade.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Tie ends of legs with cord. Lift wing tip up and over back and tuck under bird. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon salt into body cavity. Stuff cavity with oranges. Place turkey on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray or on a rack set in a shallow pan. Insert meat thermometer into meaty part of thigh, making sure not to touch bone. Bake at 350 degrees for 3 hours or until thermometer registers 180 degrees. (Cover loosely with foil if it gets too brown.) Remove turkey from oven. Cover loosely with foil; let stand at least 10 minutes before carving. Discard oranges.
  • Pour reserved marinade into saucepan; bring to a boil. Skim foam from mixture with a slotted spoon; discard. Reduce heat to medium; cook until reduced to 3 1/2 cups (about 15 minutes). Combine 1/4 cup bourbon and flour in a small bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Add to reduced marinade; bring to a boil and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt. Serve sauce with turkey. Garnish with orange slices and parsley sprigs if desired.

BOURBON TURKEY BRINE



Bourbon Turkey Brine image

I love my Bourbon Drunken Upside-Down Turkey, but it is a tad bit time consuming. Since Fibromyalgia is an ongoing battle for me, I wanted to make life a little easier and come up with a brine recipe due to a reviewers comment.

Provided by ShoeDiva

Categories     Thanksgiving

Time P2D

Yield 1 13-14.5lb Turkey, 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 oven cooking bag, and 1 flavor injector
1 (13 -14 lb) whole turkey (Shady Brook Farms)
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup kosher salt
1/4 cup peppercorn
7 cups cold water
1 cup ice
1 1/2 cups Bourbon (Jim Beam or Makers Mark)
1 bunch fresh rosemary
1 bunch fresh thyme
1 bunch fresh sage (or Greenways Fresh Organic Poultry Blend Herbs)
1 bunch fresh parsley
1 bunch fresh marjoram
2 heads garlic, halved
2 blood oranges, quartered or 2 navel oranges, rind taken off and quartered
2 Red Delicious apples, pitted, and quartered
2 yellow onions, quartered
8 cups Bourbon (Jim Beam or Makers Mark)

Steps:

  • Add sugar & salt to 1.5 cup of bourbon take HALF of the herbs,1 apple, 1 orange and orange rind, peppercorns,1 garlic head, and 1 onion in saucepan bring to a low boil dissolving the sugar & salt. Remove from heat.
  • Take a potato masher and gently press down the ingredients in the saucepan so all the flavors can release into the bourbon. Add 1 cup of ice to cool down.
  • Line large bucket or pot with brining bag add the OTHER HALF of the herbs, fruit, peppercorns, orange rind, garlic & onion.
  • Place turkey in bag, add 1 cup of bourbon to the inside cavity of turkey, 7 cups of cold water, then add bourbon & ice mixture finish with 8 more cups of bourbon.
  • Stir & submerge turkey in bourbon brine make sure no air is in brining bag. Take the flavor injector, and inject the turkey in several different areas with the brining solution.
  • Refrigerate & rotate every 12 hours.
  • Brine for 48 hours, bring to room temperature for 45 minutes. Pat dry and cook. (SEE BOURBON DRUNKEN UPSIDE-DOWN TURKEY RECIPE).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 3605.4, Fat 87.5, SaturatedFat 24.6, Cholesterol 733.7, Sodium 21965.2, Carbohydrate 80, Fiber 8.3, Sugar 55.9, Protein 225.3

BOURBON INJECTED TURKEY



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Make and share this Bourbon Injected Turkey recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Ohmikeghod

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 40m

Yield 1 turkey

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups Bourbon
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
1 (2/3 ounce) package Italian salad dressing mix
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
8 ounces butter

Steps:

  • Place all ingredients other than butter into a saucepan. Whisk, then bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat, then simmer for 10 minutes.
  • slice butter into small pats, and add the butter after the 10 minutes are up. Whisk until the butter is melted,.
  • Using a 30ml flavor injector, inject the turkey in the breast, thighs,drumstick and upper wing ares. No more than 15ml should be injected at any one place.
  • Cook bird according to your normal method.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2990, Fat 184.9, SaturatedFat 116.8, Cholesterol 487.6, Sodium 4382.7, Carbohydrate 7.8, Fiber 1, Sugar 1.4, Protein 5.4

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