Alton Brown's turkey brine recipe is a sure-fire way to make Thanksgiving dinner a hit. The Good Eats host offered up his methods and teaches amateur chefs how to make a turkey that will wow everyone at your dinner table Thursday, via SeriousEat.com.
Alton Brown (metacaffe)
Alton's recipe for a great day of thanks bird includes a brine, which is a mix of vegetable broth, brown sugar, black peppercorns, allspice berries, and candied ginger, and then roasting it. You've got to plan ahead and thaw the turkey and brine a day before you serve it, so start prepping now!
The target brine time for the turkey is 12 hours, flipping once halfway through. Then the turkey cooks for about 2 and a half hours, until it's ready to be carved and enjoyed, after it rests for 15 minutes, of course!
Alton also teaches how to deep fry a turkey on metacaffe (VIDEO).