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Brine

1 gallon of cold water

1 cup of kosher salt

2 tablespoons of sugar

Mix together until all of the salt & sugar are dissolved. Allow the turkey to sit overnight in the fridge for best results!

Smoke at 250 for 2.5 - 3 hours or until the turkey is cooked to 170 and is tender as can be. I use hickory but you can use any wood you have. I also sprayed them down every 30 minutes with apple cider vinegar to prevent them from drying out.

Cranberry Habanero Sauce

12 oz of fresh cranberries

1/4 sugar

1.5 tablespoons rice vinegar

1 to 2 habaneros, you can take the seeds out if you want less heat

1 small lime, juiced and zested

A pinch of salt

A few sprigs of thyme & sage

Everything goes into a pot, cook for about 20 minutes over medium or until all of the berries have bursted and begin to reduce. We want a nice syrupy consistency.

You can choose to leave it chunky or blitz with a food processor and pass through a fine mesh sieve