How To Make Sweet Tea-Brined Turkey - Best Recipe | Charleston Magazine

How To Make Sweet Tea-Brined Turkey - Best Recipe | Charleston Magazine

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Ingredients

  • 12-15 lb. turkey
  • Sweet tea brine (recipe follows)
  • 4 cups turkey or chicken stock
  • Kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 oz. salted butter, melted
  • 2 gal. water
  • 3 cups black tea leaves, such as Lipton’s or Charleston Tea Plantation
  • 1/2 cup whole black peppercorns, toasted
  • 1/4 cup whole coriander seeds, toasted
  • 3 cups light brown sugar
  • 3 cups kosher salt
  • 3 lemons, cut in half
  • 30 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 2 cups peeled garlic cloves
  • 8 dried bay leaves
  • 5 star anise pods
  • 10 lbs. ice

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