Perfect Roast Turkey

Name: Perfect Roast Turkey
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 carrot, coarsely chopped; 1 rib celery rib, coarsely chopped; 355 milliliters kosher salt; 2 mediums onions, coarsely chopped; 237 milliliters sugar; 5 kilograms turkey—neck, wing tips and giblets reserved, cavity fat removed; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted

Perfect Roast Turkey might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 10 servings with 800 calories, 90g of protein, and 36g of fat each. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. It will be a hit at your Thanksgiving event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up carrot, turkey—neck, onions, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the sugar you could follow this main course with the Whole Wheat Refined Sugar Free Sugar Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

In a large stockpot or plastic tub, mix 1 1/2 gallons of water with the salt and sugar; stir to dissolve the salt and sugar.

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Sugar

Water

Salt

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Pot

Add the turkey to the brine, breast side down and refrigerate for 10 to 12 hours.

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Whole Turkey

Brine

Remove the turkey from the brine, rinse it in cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Discard the brine.

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Whole Turkey

Brine

Water

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Paper Towels

Preheat the oven to 40

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Oven

Place half of the onions, carrot and celery in the turkey cavity. Using kitchen string, tie the turkey legs together, then bring the string around the turkey and tie the wings at the breast. Scatter the remaining onions, carrot and celery in a large roasting pan. Oil a V-shaped rack and set it in the pan.

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Turkey Leg

Carrot

Celery

Onion

Whole Turkey

Chicken Wings

Cooking Oil

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Kitchen Twine

Roasting Pan

Transfer the turkey to the rack, breast side up.

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Whole Turkey

Brush the turkey with the melted butter.

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Butter

Whole Turkey

Pour 1 cup of water into the pan and roast the turkey for 45 minutes.

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Whole Turkey

Water

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Frying Pan

Baste the turkey with the pan juices and add 1 more cup of water to the pan. Roast the turkey for about 1 hour and 45 minutes longer, basting it with the pan juices every 30 minutes or so and adding another 1/2 cup of water to the roasting pan whenever the vegetables begin to brown. (To ensure juicy breast meat, Anderson rotates the turkey a quarter turn each time she bastes it.) The turkey is done when an instant-read thermometer inserted in an inner thigh registers 17

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Vegetable

Whole Turkey

Water

Meat

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Roasting Pan

Kitchen Thermometer

Transfer the turkey to a carving board, cover loosely with foil and let rest for 20 to 30 minutes before carving. Reserve the juices in the roasting pan for making the gravy.

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Whole Turkey

Gravy