Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe Alton Brown

Good Eats Roast Turkey Recipe Alton Brown Food Network

WEBJul 22, 2015 · Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Remove the bird from brine and rinse inside and out with cold water. Discard the …

1. Two to three days before roasting: Begin thawing the turkey in the refrigerator or in a cooler kept at 38 degrees F.
2. Combine the vegetable stock, salt, brown sugar, peppercorns, allspice berries, and candied ginger in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Stir occasionally to dissolve solids and bring to a boil. Then remove the brine from the heat, cool to room temperature, and refrigerate.
3. The night before or early on the day you'd like to eat: Combine the brine, water and ice in the 5-gallon bucket. Place the thawed turkey (with innards removed) breast side down in brine. If necessary, weigh down the bird to ensure it is fully immersed, cover, and refrigerate or set in cool area for 8 to 16 hours, turning the bird once half way through brining.
4. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Remove the bird from brine and rinse inside and out with cold water. Discard the brine.

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Thanksgiving Live Roast Turkey Recipe Alton Brown

WEBJun 7, 2015 · Place the thawed turkey (guts, neck and whatnot removed) breast-side down in the brine. Seal up the cooler and use it as an …

1. Two to three days before roasting, thaw the turkey in the refrigerator or in a cooler at 38 degrees F, tops.
2. Combine the vegetable broth, salt, sugar, peppercorns, allspice and ginger in a large stockpot and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir until the salt and sugar dissolve. Remove from the heat. Cool the brine to room temperature, then refrigerate.
3. The eve before roasting, combine the brine, cold water and ice in a cooler. Place the thawed turkey (guts, neck and whatnot removed) breast-side down in the brine. Seal up the cooler and use it as an ottoman. Target brine time: 12 hours; flip the bird once about halfway through.
4. Roasting day: Heat the oven to 500 degrees F.

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