Lauren's Apple Cider Roast Turkey recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 (16 pound) whole turkey, neck and giblets removed 1 ½ gallons water 1 gallon apple cider 1 ½ cups kosher salt 1 cup white sugar ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil ¼ teaspoon dried thyme ¼ teaspoon poultry seasoning
Nutrition Info
- 952.2 caloriescarbohydrate: 48.6 gcholesterol: 286.1 mgfat: 37.7 gfiber: : -protein: 98.1 gsaturatedFat: 10.4 gservingSize: -sodium: 9387.1 mgsugar: 43.9 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Lauren's Apple Cider Roast Turkey
Directions
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Rinse turkey inside and out with cold water, pat dry with paper towels.
Mix water, apple cider, kosher salt, and sugar in a large pot or 5-gallon food-grade bucket, stirring to dissolve salt and sugar. Submerge the turkey in the brine, cover the container, and place in refrigerator, 8 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Remove turkey from brine and discard used brine. Place turkey with breast side up into a roasting pan, pat turkey and cavity dry with paper towels. Loosen turkey skin over the breast and thighs with your fingers.
Mix olive oil, thyme, and poultry seasoning in a small bowl. Rub the seasoned oil over the turkey and underneath the loosened skin. Cover turkey loosely with aluminum foil.
Roast in the preheated oven until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh, not touching bone, reads 165 to 175 degrees F (75 to 80 degrees C), 4 to 4 1/2 hours. Remove foil tent about 45 minutes before end of roasting time to let the skin brown. Let turkey rest 30 to 45 minutes before carving.