Apple-spice Brine For Turkey Breast

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups apple cider
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup kosher salt
• 4 -6 garlic cloves, sliced
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 sprig rosemary
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns

Recipe

• 1 in saucpan stir together, apple cider, brown sugar, salt, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, rosemary and pepper.
• 2 bring to a boil and stir until sugar is dissolved.
• 3 remove from heat and add water and allow to cool.
• 4 place poultry in a container large enough to hold the poultry (i used plastic container for a turkey breast).
• 5 pour cooled brine over poultry and seal. (if using a ziplock bag, squeeze out as much as possible before sealing).
• 6 refrigerate for 3-4 hours.
• 7 prepare stove-top smoker:.
• 8 add 2 tablespoon alder wood to bottom of stove-top smoker.
• 9 line drip tray with foil and spray.
• 10 remove turkey from brine and place on rack.
• 11 use closing lid if possible, otherwise fashion an aluminum tent for the cover.
• 12 follow stove-smokers manufacture instructions for smoking poultry.