Brined and Roasted Whole Turkey

Name: Brined and Roasted Whole Turkey
Prep time: 13 h 20 min
Cook time: 13 h 20 min
Total time: 13 h 20 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 5 kilograms fresh, whole, bone-in skin-on turkey, rinsed and patted dry; 237 milliliters Morton® Coarse Kosher Salt; 1 teaspoons ground black pepper; 237 milliliters sugar; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted; 2 gallons cool water; 237 milliliters white wine, chicken broth or water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Brined and Roasted Whole Turkey a try. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 10. One serving contains 982 calories, 119g of protein, and 42g of fat. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and fodmap friendly diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 13 hours and 20 minutes. If you have skin-on turkey, wine, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the coarse kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Salty Sweet Granolan and Coconut Yogurt {Sugar Rush Gift Edition #4} as a dessert.

Instructions

Combine Morton®Kosher Salt and sugar in cool water in a large, clean stockpot until completely dissolved.

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Kosher Salt

Sugar

Water

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Pot

Place the whole turkey in the brine until completely submerged. Cover and refrigerate overnight, up to 14 hours.

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Whole Turkey

Brine

Remove the turkey from the brine, rinse inside and out under cool running water for several minutes to remove all traces of salt; pat dry with paper towel.

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Whole Turkey

Brine

Water

Salt

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Paper Towels

4-5 hour Brine: To brine your turkey in less time (4-5 hours), use 2 cups of Morton®Coarse Kosher Salt and two cups of sugar. Cover and refrigerate for 4 to 5 hours.

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Coarse Kosher Salt

Whole Turkey

Brine

Sugar

Mix the softened butter with the pepper.

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Butter

Pepper

Place turkey on rack in roasting pan. Rub the seasoned butter under the skin.

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Butter

Whole Turkey

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Roasting Pan

Brush the skin with the melted butter.

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Butter

Pour the 1 cup liquid (wine, broth or water) over the pan bottom to prevent drippings from burning. Roast turkey at 450 degrees F for 25 minutes, baste and then rotate the roasting pan. Continue roasting until the skin turns golden brown, an additional 25 minutes; baste again. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F; continue to roast, basting and rotating the pan once about halfway through cooking, until the minimum internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.

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Whole Turkey

Broth