Buttermilk Brined Turkey Legs

The turkey must stay between 33 and 39 degrees for it to be safe so the fridge is the best place to keep a brining turkey if possible and you have the room.

Buttermilk brined turkey legs. Line a large container with a turkey brining bag. You can add sprigs of dried thyme crushed bay leaves or other herbs to the turkey drumsticks in the brine solution for flavor. Rinse turkey inside and out with cold water.

One hour prior to roasting remove turkey from brine discarding brine. Add the remaining 3½. The turkey should be either fresh or completely thawed.

Mix up some liquid pour it over a turkey and let it sit. The chicken takes a simple overnight dip in the buttermilk but a turkey weighs three times as much as a chicken so it needs to spend a full 48 hours in the brine to ensure the meat is tender and. First you need to dissolve the salt in a quart of hot water and let it cool before adding it to the buttermilk to ensure the salt is fully incorporated.

Splay out its legs and press hard on breastbone until you hear the cartilage pop and the bird lies completely flat. Place the turkey into the bag. Remove turkey from brine.

Immerse the turkey legs into the brine solution. Buttermilk Brined Turkey Recipe. Place the turkey legs in the brine.

Inspired by Samin Nosrats Buttermilk Brine Chicken recipe and the recipe we use personally on our turkeys. But there are a couple qualifiers. You may need 4 for a.