Tea Brined Turkey with Bourbon and Sweet Tea Glaze
Marinating a turkey in sweet tea brine ensures it will be tender, never dry, and bursting with Southern flavor in every bite. Baste it with sweet tea and bourbon to […]
Source: Luzianne Tea
Ingredients
- Brine
- family-size bags Luzianne® Unsweet Iced Tea
- gallon water, room temperature
- light brown sugar
- kosher or coarse salt
- bunch sage
- bunch rosemary
- bunch thyme
- garlic, smashed
- lemons, quartered
- gallon water, ice-cold
- Turkey
- turkey, 10 to 12 pounds, fresh or defrosted
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
- onion, peeled and halved
- carrot, peeled and halved
- celery stick, halved
- sprigs fresh thyme
- sprigs fresh rosemary
- sprigs fresh sage
- tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- Glaze
- water
- bourbon
- family-size bags Luzianne®️ Unsweet Iced Tea
- Juice of 1 lemon
- tablespoons unsalted butter