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 kgs fresh, whole, bone-in skin-on turkey, rinsed and patted dry; 292 grams Morton® Coarse Kosher Salt; 1 teaspoons ground black pepper; 200 grams sugar; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted; 2 gallons cool water; 235 milliliters white wine, chicken broth or water

Brined and Roasted Whole Turkey is a main course that serves 10. Watching your figure? This gluten free and fodmap friendly recipe has 780 calories, 107g of protein, and 31g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of skin-on turkey, coarse kosher salt, white wine, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 13 hours and 20 minutes.

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

-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