🦃 Juicy Herb-Brined Thanksgiving Turkey 🌿

Perfect Turkey (Brined)

🕒 Cook Time: 3 hours | 🕒 Prep Time: 15 minutes | 🕒 Total Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
🥘 Recipe Category: Poultry | 🏷️ Keywords: Meat, Canadian, Oven, < 4 Hours
🍽️ Recipe Servings: 10

Description:

Never will you find white turkey meat so moist and juicy as when you prepare it in this way! Double the ingredients for double the bird.

Ingredients:

Nutrition Facts (Per Serving):

• Calories: 986.4
• Fat Content: 44g
• Saturated Fat Content: 12.4g
• Cholesterol Content: 370.5mg
• Sodium Content: 6021.9mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 20.3g
• Fiber Content: 1.6g
• Sugar Content: 16.4g
• Protein Content: 111.9g

Recipe Instructions:

1. Prepare Brine:

   • Place the turkey in a bucket or large non-aluminum pasta pot big enough so that it can be submerged in liquid.
   • Dissolve kosher salt and brown sugar in the chicken stock, apple juice, and white wine.
   • Add bay leaf, dried rosemary leaves, dried sage, dried leaf thyme, and dried leaf basil to the mixture.
   • Pour the brine over the turkey.
   • Add cold water until the turkey is completely submerged under the liquid.

2. Brine the Turkey:

   • If the bucket has a lid, cover it; otherwise, use plastic wrap to cover.
   • Place the turkey in the fridge for at least 24 hours prior to roasting to allow it to brine properly.

3. Preheat and Prepare Turkey:

   • When ready to roast, remove the turkey from the brine.
   • Discard the brine; do not use it to make gravy.
   • Pat the turkey dry with paper towels.
   • Stuff the turkey if desired.
   • Brush the turkey with oil or melted butter and season with seasoning salt.

4. Roast the Turkey:

   • Roast the turkey in the usual manner until it reaches the desired internal temperature.

5. Make Gravy:

   • Boil up the turkey neck and make gravy from the stock.

Enjoy your perfectly moist and flavorful turkey!