Alton Brown's Good Eats roast turkey is a delicious Thanksgiving turkey recipe. This turkey is soaked in a spicy brine flavored with ginger, allspice, peppercorns, and vegetable stock. The crispy turkey is seasoned with salt and pepper. It's tender and juicy on the inside and is loaded with the flavors of rosemary, sage, apple, and onion.
Tuck the wings underneath the bird and coat the skin lightly with canola oil. Roast on the lowest level of the oven for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, open the oven and slide the rack out to access the turkey.
Directions. Discard the brine. Place the bird on roasting rack inside a half sheet pan and pat dry with paper towels. Combine the apple, onion, cinnamon stick, and 1 cup of water in a microwave safe dish and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Add steeped aromatics to the turkey's cavity along with the rosemary and sage.
In a small bowl, combine the kosher salt, black pepper, brown sugar, ground ginger, and ground allspice. Rub the mixture all over the turkey including inside the cavity.