Jack Daniels Turkey Brine Recipe
Jack Daniels Turkey Brine Recipe is perfect for a holiday dinner or a special occasion turkey dinner! Using a butter injection together is amazing.
Prep Time25 minutes mins
Cook Time6 hours hrs
Brine2 days d
Course: Entree
Cuisine: American
Servings: 20 Servings
Calories: 2709kcal
Author: Guy Who Grills
Safely thaw your turkey and remove the innards.
If you chose to rinse off your turkey pat dry before injecting.
Your smoking tools are just as crucial as a good smoker, use a metal injector with a large opening and needle point.
Measured out a cup of Jack Daniels into a glass to pull from. This way I wasn't dipping the injector back in the bottle of Jack Daniels.
Place your turkey in a cooler or container and start to inject.
Fill your cooler with the rest of the brine ingredients and submerge your turkey.
Make sure while your turkey is brining to store it in the fridge or in ice water. You don't want the temperature to rise and grow bacteria.
The day you are ready to smoke your turkey remove your turkey from the brine, I set mine in a pan to allow it to dry off a bit while I prepare the rest.
HOW TO MAKE BUTTER INJECTION FOR DANIELS TURKEY
In a bowl melt 1 stick of butter and your minced garlic together for the butter injection.
I used the large injector as well again, the minced garlic did clog some but it was workable through the injector into the turkey.
HOW TO SMOKE A JACK DANIELS BRINE TURKEY:
After you are done injecting the butter sprinkle your turkey with seasoning. For this I used a bit of Montreal Steak Seasoning, Johnny's Original Seasoning Salt, and Lawrys Garlic Salt.
Next, I placed a stick of butter in the turkey cavity, this will help to keep the inside moist and flavor the turkey more as well.
Start your smoker up, I used Mesquite Pellets with Pitboss Fruit Blend Pellets in my hopper.
Set your smoker at 255 and allow the turkey to slowly cook. I cooked mine at 225 for about 5 hours and then turned it up to 250 for another hour.
Remove and serve!
Serving: 20g | Calories: 2709kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 294g | Saturated Fat: 87g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 68g | Monounsaturated Fat: 126g | Cholesterol: 301mg | Sodium: 1398mg | Potassium: 20mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 0.3IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.1mg