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Discription:Here is delicious apple brine for turkey, chicken, or pork. If you have never tried brining before, it may be time to start. This brine helps to keep the meat from becoming overcooked. This brine will make the turkey or chicken very moist and not so easy to overcook. This brine also gives the meat a nice and slightly sweet flavor. Don’t worry though; this is a very mild brine. This is enough brine for a 14lb turkey. Give this a try for the holidays or for a fantastic home dinner. Enjoy.
Ingredients:

• 1 quarts apple juice
• 1lb brown sugar
• 1 cup kosher salt
• 3 quarts water
• 3 oranges (sliced into quarters)
• 4 ounces fresh ginger (thinly sliced)
• 6 garlic cloves (crushed)
• 15 whole cloves
• 6 bay leaves

Step 1: Bring apple juice, salt, and sugar to a boil over high heat. Stir well. Skim the foam. Turn off heat and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
Step 2: Add water, oranges, ginger, garlic, cloves, and bay leaves. Mix well.
Step 3: Pour brine over turkey to cover and brine for 24 hours.

Discription:If you are looking for a change from beef burgers, you might want to give this recipe for turkey burgers a try. It really is a fantastic and delicious switch from normal hamburgers. They have a different texture because of the egg getting mixed into the meat. Seasonings such as garlic, salt and pepper are mixed into the meat as well. It might be a tad bit messy but there is nothing complicated about this recipe. These turkey burgers are great for outdoor grilling. Optional condiments would include anything that goes good on burgers such as lettuce, tomato and onions. This recipe calls for 3lbs or turkey burger and will make about 12 patties but it can easily be split in half. Enjoy.
Ingredients:

• 3lbs ground turkey
• ¼ cup seasoned breadcrumbs
• ¼ cup onion (finely diced)
• 2 egg whites (lightly beaten)
• ¼ cup fresh parsley (chopped)
• 1 garlic clove (minced)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• Hamburger buns

Step 1: In a large bowl combine ground turkey, bread crumbs, onion, egg whites, parsley, salt, pepper and garlic. Mix well and form mixture into 12 patties.
Step 2: Place patties on grill and grill burgers until they have reached an internal temperature of 180 degrees (about 7 minutes per side). These can also be cooked in a skillet.(Makes about 12 burgers)

Discription:A great alternative to your normal everyday beef tacos is turkey tacos. You can forget any store bought taco seasoning fix after you try this recipe because you won’t go back. The meat mixture consists of jalapeño peppers, onions garlic and various spices. Other ingredients such as chicken broth, canned tomatoes and cilantro are added to the meat mixture as well.This is very easy to make and almost sure to please taco fans. Enjoy.
Ingredients:

• ¾ lb ground turkey
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 jalapeño pepper (seeded, and minced)
• 1 ½ tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• Salt and pepper (to taste)
• ¾ cup canned chopped tomatoes
• 1/3 cup chicken broth
• ¼ cup fresh cilantro (finely chopped)
• 12 (5 inch) corn tortillas (or taco shells)
• Toppings-
• romaine lettuce (thinly sliced)
• Tomatoes (diced)
• 1-2 avocados (diced)
• Monterey Jack cheese (shredded)
• Sour cream

Step 1: In a medium skillet over medium heat add oil, onions, garlic, jalapeno pepper, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Stirring until the vegetables are tender (about 10 minutes). Increase heat to medium-high, add tomatoes and boil for 2 minutes. Add turkey and chicken broth bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until the turkey is cooked through and the mixture thickens (about 12 minutes).
Step 2: Make up tacos with the various toppings.
(Makes 4 Servings)