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Roast Turkey Recipe


Roast Turkey Recipe Gatorfan / All my dishes
2 years, 9 months ago
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Prep:360m Cook:360m Servings:11

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Ingredients
  • 1 (16 lb) frozen young turkey
  • For the brine
  • 1 c. of kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp. of black peppercorns
  • 1/2 tbsp. of allspice berries
  • 1/2 tbsp. of candied ginger
  • 1/2 c of light brown sugar
  • 1 gallon of vegetable stock
  • 1 gallon ice water
  • For the aromatics
  • 1 sliced red apple
  • 1/2 c of sliced onion
  • 4 sprigs of rosemary
  • 6 leaves sage
  • 1 c. of water
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • canola oil

Directions
  1. First combine all the brine ingredients, except for the ice water, in a big pot and let this come to a boil.
  2. Now you want to stir dissolve solids, then remove from the flame.
  3. Let this cool to room temperature.
  4. Then refrigerate to chill.
  5. Now on the day of cooking, you can add the brine and ice water in a clean 5 gallon bucket.
  6. Now put yor thawed turkey breast side down in brine.
  7. Now add a lid to the turkey.
  8. Chill this in the refrigerate approx. for 6 hours.
  9. Then you can turn turkey over once, half way in the brining.
  10. Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
  11. Then you can add the apple, onion, cinnamon stick and 1 cup of water in a microwave safe dish and microwave on high for 5 minutes.
  12. Now you can take turkey from brine and rinse inside and out with very cold water.
  13. Get rid of brine.
  14. Next you can put turkey on roasting rack inside wide, low pan and pat dry with paper towels.
  15. Then add in steeped aromatics to cavity along with rosemary and sage.
  16. Now turn back back wings and coat whole bird liberally with canola (or other neutral) oil.
  17. This needs to roast on lowest level of the oven at about 500 degrees for approx. 30 minutes.
  18. Then take from oven and cover breast with double layer of aluminum foil,
  19. A 14-16 pound turkey should require a approx. 2-2 1/2 hours of roasting.
  20. Make sure to let turkey rest, loosely covered for approx. 15 minutes before carving.

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