BRINING AND COOKING THE PERFECT TURKEY WITH DELICIOUS GRAVY
This turkey is incredibly moist and delicious. Even after heating up leftovers days later the meat is still so tender, moist and delicious. I make this primarily for Thanksgiving and have gotten nothing more than rave reviews every time! You can substitute turkey broth for chicken broth in this recipe. Brining cuts down the cooking time.
Provided by Krystal L.
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Turkey Brine
Time P1DT15h35m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Pour 4 32-ounce cartons of low-sodium chicken broth into a large stock pot and stir in kosher salt, savory, thyme, sage, and rosemary. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook the brine for 7 minutes to blend flavors. Cool. Pour the mixture into a 5-gallon food-grade bucket, large cooler, or large brining bag. Stir apple juice and 1 gallon of water into the mixture. Place turkey, breast side down, into the brine and pour in more water if needed to cover. Place in refrigerator and brine for at least 36 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Remove turkey and discard used brine. Rinse turkey and pat dry with paper towels. Place the turkey with breast side down on a roasting rack set into a roasting pan. Stuff the bird with 2 onions, 4 stalks of celery, and 4 carrots; place remaining 2 onions, 4 stalks of celery, and 4 carrots into the roasting pan surrounding the turkey. Brush outside of the turkey with 1/4 cup melted butter and pour white cooking wine and 2 32-ounce cartons of chicken broth into the pan.
- Roast in the preheated oven for 30 minutes; baste with pan juices. If skin begins to darken too quickly, place a tent of aluminum foil over the bird. Continue roasting for 1 1/2 more hours, basting every 30 minutes. Turn the turkey over so it is breast side up; brush with remaining 1/4 cup melted butter. Continue roasting, basting every 30 minutes, until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh, not touching bone, reads 180 degrees F (80 degrees C), about 1 more hour (3 hours roasting time in all).
- Remove turkey and set aside while you make the gravy. Strain all the pan drippings through a mesh strainer into a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer. Whisk 2 cups water, 1 32-ounce carton turkey broth, and cornstarch together in a bowl until smooth. Whisk the cornstarch mixture into the hot pan drippings and cook until thickened, whisking constantly, about 5 minutes. Let gravy cool to thicken slightly. If desired, use a gravy separator to remove excess fat. Serve turkey with gravy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 796.2 calories, Carbohydrate 29.1 g, Cholesterol 261 mg, Fat 33.9 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 87.5 g, SaturatedFat 11.3 g, Sodium 4792 mg, Sugar 21.3 g
BRINING A YOUNG TURKEY
This is one of my favorites. Posting this in lieu of posting in the Brining Class of 8/12/2006 Bon Appetit
Provided by Angela Marie
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 2h50m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Combine all brine ingredients, except ice water, in a stock pot, and bring to a boil. Stir to dissolve solids, then remove from heat, cool to room temperature, and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
- Early on the day of cooking, (or late the night before) combine the brine and ice water in a clean 5-gallon bucket. (corrosive free container). Place thawed turkey breast side down in brine, cover, and refrigerate or set in cool area (like a basement) for 12 hours. Turn turkey over once, half way through brining.
- A few minutes before roasting, heat oven to 500°F Combine the Apple, Onion. Cinnamon stick and Cup of Water in a microwave safe dish and microwave on high for 5 minutes. This makes sure the stuffing is cooked properly.
- Remove the bird from the brine and rinse inside and out with cold water several times. Discard brine.
- Place bird on roasting rack inside wide, low pan and pat dry with paper towels. Add steeped aromatics to cavity along with rosemary and sage. Tuck back wings and coat whole bird liberally with a neutral oil. (canola comes to mind).
- Roast on lowest lever of the oven at 500°F for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cover breast with double layer of aluminum foil, insert probe thermometer into thickest part of the breast and return to oven, reducing temperature to 350°F Set thermometer alarm (if available) to 161°F A 14 pound bird should require about a total of 2 to 2 1.2 hours of roasting. Let turkey rest. min of 15/20 minutes before serving. Tent the bird while resting.
- Enjoy a brined turkey.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 84.9, Fat 0.1, Sodium 18883.1, Carbohydrate 21.9, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 20.4, Protein 0.1
HOW TO BRINE AND ROAST A TURKEY
Turkey brine is not created equal...Different salt has different salinity. Use this info before using your favorite brine or use this simple one. Other turkey tips included...=)
Provided by Aroostook
Categories Whole Turkey
Time 8h
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Mix in a plastic container or stockpot until dissolved.
- Makes 1 gallon of brining solution.
- Salinity differs!
- Determine the amount of brine needed to cover a 12-14 pound whole turkey.
- Tips: Start brining method the day before you plan to cook the turkey.
- Use a fresh or completely thawed turkey.
- Wash the bird inside and out and remove the giblet bag and neck.
- (Save for Giblet Gravy) In a large stockpot, plastic tub or cooler mix up brine and stir until the salt and sugar are completely dissolved.
- Place the turkey in the brine solution, breast down.
- Cover and chill for 6 to 8 hours.
- If you brine overnight reduce the salt and sugar by half so the turkey does not retain too much salt.
- Remove the turkey from brine, rinse inside and out under cold running water.
- Pat dry with paper towels.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place turkey on shallow roasting pan.
- Tie legs together and tuck wings underneath the bird.
- Coat the skin with butter or olive oil.
- Cover the breast loosely with aluminum foil.
- Add 1 cup water to bottom of pan.
- Cooking time will vary depending on the size of the turkey.
- Check the wrapper to see how much the turkey weighs and determine the approximately.
- cooking time Roast the turkey until temperature in the thickest part of the thigh reaches 180 degrees or thigh juices run clear when pierced with a fork.
- During the last 1 to 1 1/2 hours of cooking time remove the aluminum foil from the breast and baste with pan juices to encourage browning.
- When the turkey is done, (180 F), allow it to set 20 minutes before carving to allow juices to saturate the meat evenly.
- Cooking time: A 12-pound turkey will take about 3 hours and 15 minutes to roast.
- Add 15 minutes for each additional pound.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 679.2, Fat 31.9, SaturatedFat 9, Cholesterol 270.9, Sodium 8761.4, Carbohydrate 10.8, Sugar 10.7, Protein 81.4
TURKEY BRINE
Brine turkey before roasting for beautifully tender, flavourful meat. This easy recipe is infused with bay, thyme and orange, making it ideal for Thanksgiving or Christmas
Provided by Adam Bush
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Fill a large container or stock pot with 1.5 litres cold water and set aside. The pot should be large enough to hold your turkey plus 3 litres water. Pour another 1.5 litres cold water into a large pan over a low-medium heat. Tip in the salt, sugar, bay, thyme, peppercorns, orange zest and coriander seeds, and whisk until the salt and sugar have completely dissolved. Remove from the heat, then pour into the container or stock pot and leave to cool completely.
- Weigh the turkey and carefully add it to the container, ensuring it's completely submerged in the brine. Leave to brine for roughly 1 hr per 500g to ensure succulent meat and a flavourful bird, then drain well (discarding the aromatics), pat dry and roast.
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