Thanksgiving

Roast Turkey is for Dinner.

Roast Turkey takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Roast Turkey takes 240 minutes to cook.

Roast Turkey makes 13 servings.

The ingredients for Roast Turkey are:

*1 (14-15 lb.) turkey, thawed ahead of time

?Brine?

*1 cup kosher salt (or, 1 1/2-2 cups table salt)

*1/2 cup dark brown sugar

*1 gallon vegetable stock (I used 16-ounces chicken stock plus enough water to cover the bird (about 2/3 of a gallon))

*1 tablespoon black peppercorns

*1 1/2 teaspoons allspice

*1 (2-inch) piece of ginger, sliced into circular rounds (about 1/2 inch thick)

*1 Meyer lemon, halved

*1 gallon ice water

?Stuffing/Aromatics?

*1 green apple, sliced

*1 onion, halved

*1 tablespoon cinnamon

*3 star anises

*1 cup water

*1/2 cup basil, packed and roughly chopped

*1/2 cup parsley, roughly chopped

*4 celery ribs

*1 cup baby carrots

*1 onion, halved

*1 Meyer lemon, halved

*pepper, for rub

*olive oil, for rub

Here is how you make Roast Turkey:

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED:*pan with roasting rack and trussing string1.) Thaw turkey based on package instructions. The night before you plan to roast the bird, prepare your brine: Bring the salt, brown sugar, vegetable stock (and necessary water), peppercorns, allspice, ginger, and lemon to a boil in a large pot stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and cool.2.) Assemble brine: Transfer infusion to 5-gallon bucket (or like receptacle) with ice water. Place turkey in brine (with innards removed) breast-side down, immerse, and cover. Refrigerate overnight for at least 8 hours but up to 16. (Note: in his episode for Good Eats, Brown weighs down the bird with a small bag of ice. I used a heavy (coated) cast-iron lid.)3.) Prepare bird for roast: Preheat oven to 500F and setup pan with roasting rack. Remove turkey from brine and transfer to rack. Pat turkey dry all around. Meanwhile, assemble your mise en sc?ne?aromatics plus extra carrots, onion, and celery ribs.4.) Prepare aromatics/stuffing: Combine first seven ingredients in a bowl, stir to combine, and microwave for five minutes on high to infuse and steep. While aromatics are microwaving, stuff turkey with next four ingredients. When aromatics are done, pour into the bird?s cavity.5.) Cover cavity with aluminum foil and wrap legs tightly with trussing string.6.) Pepper bird all over and drizzle with olive oil. Rub pepper and oil into the skin. Flip bird onto its breast and roast breast-side down.7.) Roast bird for 30 minutes at 500F. Drop heat down to 350F and roast bird until a thermometer reads 161F at the thickest part of the breast (about 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or see this guide at butterball for all of your cooking time and calculating needs). Rotate bird to its back 45 minutes to 1 hour before removing from oven to brown the breast thoroughly.8.) Remove done bird from oven and rest for 15 minutes before carving. Makes 12-15 servings.Serving Size: 12-15 servingsNumber of Servings: 13Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HELANAB86.

The nutritional information for Roast Turkey is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 13
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 129.5

• Total Fat: 2.9 g
• Cholesterol: 30.9 mg
• Sodium: 14,245.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 21.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
• Protein: 8.1 g