Fruity Tutti Turkey Brine
Fruity Tutti Turkey Brine might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 617 calories, 59g of protein, and 16g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 18. A mixture of sage, vegetable broth, water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 5 hours.
Instructions
Stir the vegetable broth, candied ginger, dried cherries, dried pears, dried apples, brown sugar, kosher salt, black peppercorns, allspice berries, 3 cinnamon sticks, and 5 sage leaves together in a large stockpot until the brown sugar and salt dissolve completely; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Remove the brine from heat, add the ice water, and stir to melt ice and chill the brine; refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours.
Place the still-frozen turkey into the brine and refrigerate for 3 days. On the second day of brining, turn the turkey over in the brine.
On serving day (the third day of brining), preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Remove the turkey from the brine and place into a roasting pan. Discard the brine.
Place the onion, red apple, 1 sprig of rosemary, 2 more cinnamon sticks, and 1 sage leaf into a 5-cup microwave-safe measuring cup and fill the cup with enough water to cover.
Place into microwave oven and cook on high power until hot, about 5 minutes.
Pour the contents of the cup into the cavity of the turkey. Rub the skin of the turkey with the vegetable oil.
Roast in the preheated oven until the turkey is golden brown and the juices run clear, 4 to 4 1/2 hours. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh should read 165 degrees F (75 degrees C).