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Brined Roast Turkey Recipe


Brined Roast Turkey Recipe Syrus / All my dishes
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Good brine recipe for your Turkey. The best choice for brining is to use a cooler. If you do not have a cooler big enough you can use a large bucket or stock pot. Be sure to seal, keep air out when brining.
Prep:20m Cook:4m Servings:12

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Ingredients
  • 1 20 lb Turkey
  • 1 gallon water, hot not boiling
  • 1 bag of ice
  • 2 qt apple cider
  • 2 qt vegetable broth
  • 1 lb kosher salt
  • 2 tbsp black peppercorns
  • 2 tbsp whole allspice
  • 1 head of garlic, cut horizontally
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 3 sprigs rosemary
  • 3 sprigs thyme
  • 2 sprigs sage
  • peel of one orange
  • 1 orange, quartered
  • 1 onion chopped rough
  • 1 stalk celery chopped rough
  • 1 carrot chopped rough

Directions
  1. Pour water and salt into cooler and mix until salt is dissolved.
  2. Add bag of ice and mix until cooled.
  3. Add vegetable broth, apple cider, pepper, allspice, garlic, bay leaves, 2 sprigs rosemary, 2 sprigs thyme, 1 sprig sage, and orange peel.
  4. Mix to combine and add turkey.
  5. Turkey should be completely submerged. If submerged turn halfway through brining, if not turn every 2 hours.
  6. Turkey should brine for up to 24 hours, 5 minimum.
  7. If you live in a cold region keep the cooler outside or on a cold porch. It will not reach an unsafe temperature. If not be sure to monitor it, you may need to add ice. Brine needs to stay below 41 degrees.
  8. When brining is complete rinse the turkey thoroughly.
  9. Place in roasting pan and stuff with remaining herbs, onion, carrot, celery, and orange.
  10. Place in a 500 degree oven for up about 15 minutes. This will achieve an oven sear.
  11. Cover turkey will double layered foil.
  12. Drop the oven temp to 350 and roast for up to 4 hours depending on oven.
  13. Monitor temperature in thickest part of breast. When temp reaches 160 remove from oven and let rest covered for 15 minutes.
  14. Carve and serve.

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Comments

tupelohoney17 7 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Wow..thanks for the awesome tips..This sounds like a wonderful recipe. I will try it for Christmas-the fruit and spices sure perk up a regular bird!


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