Simple Brined Smoked Turkey Recipe

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Servings: 2

Ingredients

You can add smoke flavor by soaking hardwood chips like mesquite, apple,
gas burner. You can add more soaked wood chip packets as they burn out,
6 quarts or liters of water (A little more if needed to cover the turkey completely)
1/3 cup table salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup honey
Stir well to completely dissolve the sugar and salt and then add:
8 whole cloves
1 large sliced onion
3 cloves garlic sliced thin
zest and juice of two large oranges
3 tbsp whole black peppercorns
Wash the turkey well and completely submerge the turkey in the bucket of
brine. A plate with a couple of heavy cans of tomatoes or beans placed
over the turkey will help keep it submerged. Place in the refrigerator

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