Tea Brined Turkey with Bourbon and Sweet Tea Glaze Recipe

Ingredients

• Brine
• 4 family-size bags Luzianne® Unsweet Iced Tea
• 1 gallon water, room temperature
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup kosher or coarse salt
• 1 bunch sage
• 1 bunch rosemary
• 1 bunch thyme
• 6 cloves garlic, smashed
• 2 lemons, quartered
• 1 gallon water, ice-cold
• Turkey
• 1 turkey, 10 to 12 pounds, fresh or defrosted
• Salt, to taste
• Pepper, to taste
• 1 onion, peeled and halved
• 1 carrot, peeled and halved
• 1 celery stick, halved
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 2 sprigs fresh sage
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup bourbon
• 2 family-size bags Luzianne®️ Unsweet Iced Tea
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter