Cider Glazed Turkey

Name: Cider Glazed Turkey
Prep time: 1 d 3 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 d 3 h 10 min
Total time: 1 d 3 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 gallon apple cider, divided; 59 milliliters brown sugar; 2 Tbsps canola oil; 3 sprigs fresh rosemary; 1 bunch fresh sage; 1 bunch fresh thyme, divided; 1 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper; 1 liters ice cubes; 1 Tbsp poultry seasoning; 237 milliliters salt; 6 kilograms frozen turkey, defrosted; 1 liters water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Cider Glazed Turkey a try. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 1025 calories, 114g of protein, and 34g of fat. This recipe covers 45% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 27 hours and 10 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. Head to the store and pick up ground pepper, thyme, canolan oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Brown-sugar Pound Cupcakes With Brown-butter Glaze as a dessert.

Instructions

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In a large pot with a lid that is big enough to fit the turkey, add all but 2 cups apple cider and bring to a boil over medium heat.

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Apple Cider

Whole Turkey

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Pot

Add the salt, 3 sprigs of thyme, 3 sprigs rosemary and stir to dissolve the salt.

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Rosemary

Thyme

Salt

Remove from the heat, add 5 cups of ice, 6 cups water and stir.

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Water

Ice

Put the turkey in the pot with the brine and hold it down so that the cavity fills with the brine. If the turkey is not completely submerged in the brine, add another 2 to 3 cups of water to the pot until covered. Cover the pot with a lid and refrigerate overnight or up to 24 hours.

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Whole Turkey

Brine

Water

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Pot

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Remove the turkey from the brine, rinse and pat dry. Arrange it, breast side up, in a roasting pan. Stuff the remaining thyme and the bunch of sage into the cavity and tuck the wings back underneath the bottom of the breast. Tie the legs together with a piece of butcher's twine.

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Whole Turkey

Brine

Thyme

Chicken Wings

Sage

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Kitchen Twine

Roasting Pan

In a small bowl combine the canola oil, poultry seasoning and pepper.

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Poultry Seasoning

Canola Oil

Pepper

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Bowl

Brush the turkey liberally until completely coated. Put in the oven and roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh registers 165 degrees F, about 2 1/2 to 3 hours. About 30 minutes before the turkey is done, liberally baste the bird with the cider glaze. Baste with the remaining glaze 2 more times at 10 minute intervals.

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Whole Turkey

Glaze

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Kitchen Thermometer