Pear-Brined Turkey with Thyme, Garlic, and Sage (Crowd Cow)

Ingredients

• 8 cups pear juice
• 1 small bunch fresh thyme
• 1 small bunch sage
• 1 bulb garlic
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup salt
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp coarsely ground pepper
• 1 Gunthorp Farms pasture-raised turkey
• 2 turkey-size oven bags
• 8 cups ice
• 2 yellow onions
• 3 pears
• Kitchen string
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 1 tsp Kosher salt
• 1 tsp ground pepper
• 3 cups chicken (or vegetable) broth