Brine
It means to let your meats sit in a bath of salty water. Work gave me a $25 coupon for a turkey so I took the opportunity to buy one for Christmas. Family is celebrating Christmas tomorrow night instead of the 24th to accommodate my travel plans. Since the move was for me, my sister insists that I take care of the cooking. No problem. I can do this. The secret to tender moist turkey is brining according to my friend who works at HP. Yeah what does an IT guy know about cooking? Well for one, he's not your average skinny Asian nerd. He's a bit hefty. In fact, his parents are a bit hefty. It's a healthy sign that he's a good eater and/or a good cook. Anyway, he made the absolute best smoked turkey I have ever had in my life. It tasted like jerky. You don't even need gravy, it tasted so good. I don't have a smoker but maybe I can add a bit of liquid smoke in the bath. It is salt so if you're worried about sodium, this might be a problem. Although, if you have to add gravy or some other sauce to it later. Wouldn't that be the same thing? I don't know. Let's see how things turn out tomorrow.
posted by John @ 8:50 AM
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