NDKoze
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I was given a back of skinless/boneless Turkey chunks that I was in a quandary as to what to do with them.
After some ideas floating around in another thread in the Poultry section I decided to try our Canadian Bacon recipe with these Turkey Chunks. Here is the brainstorming thread for the Skinless/Boneless Turkey Breasts:
http://smokinitforums.com/index.php?topic=2452.0
This is the brine recipe that I am thinking about using:
• 1 Gallon Water
• 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
• 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
• 3/4 Cup Kosher salt
• 1 TBSP Minced Garlic
• 1 TBSP Onion Powder
• 1 TBSP Ground Black Pepper
• 1 Ounce (weighed) of #1 Instacure
Typically I brine the Canadian Bacon for 10 days. But with slightly smaller pieces of Turkey, I was thinking 3-5 days. Some of the pieces are still cut fairly thick. So, they are not a whole lot smaller than the Pork Loin pieces. They are basically the size of a very large Chicken Breast.
So, what are your thoughts on the amount of time to brine this turkey? Too much? Too Little?
Any other thoughts or suggestions? Like I said, this is an experiment.
After some ideas floating around in another thread in the Poultry section I decided to try our Canadian Bacon recipe with these Turkey Chunks. Here is the brainstorming thread for the Skinless/Boneless Turkey Breasts:
http://smokinitforums.com/index.php?topic=2452.0
This is the brine recipe that I am thinking about using:
• 1 Gallon Water
• 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
• 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
• 3/4 Cup Kosher salt
• 1 TBSP Minced Garlic
• 1 TBSP Onion Powder
• 1 TBSP Ground Black Pepper
• 1 Ounce (weighed) of #1 Instacure
Typically I brine the Canadian Bacon for 10 days. But with slightly smaller pieces of Turkey, I was thinking 3-5 days. Some of the pieces are still cut fairly thick. So, they are not a whole lot smaller than the Pork Loin pieces. They are basically the size of a very large Chicken Breast.
So, what are your thoughts on the amount of time to brine this turkey? Too much? Too Little?
Any other thoughts or suggestions? Like I said, this is an experiment.