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Perfect Roast Turkey
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gave her the CONFIDENCE to roast a turkey more than just once a year!"
Roast Turkey | Perfect Roast Turkey | | | | | | 12 lbs | | turkey | | | 8 quarts | | water | | | 2 cups | | kosher salt | | | 1 cup | | honey | | | 2 bunches | | fresh thyme | | | 10 | | garlic cloves | | | 2 Tbs | | cracked pepper | | | 2 | | lemons | | | 2 Tbs | | olive oil | | | 2 cups | | low sodium chicken broth, or use this recipe for no salt homemade broth | | | | | | | 1 | In a large stock pan stir together the water, salt and honey. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat . | | 2 | peal and crush the garlic cloves. Add the garlic, half the fresh thyme and the pepper to the liquid and let cool. | | 3 | Wash and prepare the turkey for roasting. (remove the packaging and extra "pieces" packed inside.). Soak the whole turkey in the liquid brine for 12-18 hours, refrigerated. (I use one of the vegetable bins installed in the fridge for this.) | | 4 | Preheat the oven to 350*. Drain the turkey from the brine and rinse really well. Dry the turkey with clean dish clothes, or use paper towels. | | 5 | Halve the lemons, and squeeze the juice right into the turkey cavity. Toss the lemon rinds inside, too, along with the rest of the thyme. | | 6 | Rub the outside of the turkey with the oil. | | 7 | Place the turkey on a rack in a roasting pan and place in the oven. Roast for one hour, then baste with the chicken stock. Continue basting every 30-45 minutes until the turkey is fully cooked according to package directions. (a meat thermometer should read 180*, somewhere around 3 1/2 to 4 hours should be about right.) | | 8 | When the turkey is done, let cool outside of the oven for half hour before carving to let the juices settle. | | | | | Servings: 12 | | | | Nutrition Facts | | Serving size: 1 serving | | Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet. | | Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients. | | The following ingredients were not linked to the ingredient database and were not included in the nutrition information: | | fresh thyme | | cracked pepper | | | | | | | | | Amount Per Serving | | | | | Calories | | 590.10 | | | Calories From Fat (16%) | | 92.66 | | | | | % Daily Value | | Total Fat 10.02g | | 15% | | | Saturated Fat 2.55g | | 13% | | | Cholesterol 195.05mg | | 65% | | | Sodium 385mg | | 31% | | | Potassium 1441.23mg | | 41% | | | Carbohydrates 44.20g | | 15% | | | Dietary Fiber 2.42g | | 10% | | | Sugar 39.38g | | | | | Sugar Alcohols 0.00g | | | | | Net Carbohydrates 41.79g | | | | | Protein 78.52g | | 157% | | | | | |
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