Roast Turkey Alton Brown Giada De Laurentiis
A fusion of recipes from alton brown and giada delaurentiis. Like alton, i believe that stuffing is evil - bake it separately for food safety!!
Steps
Combine all brine ingredients , except ice water , in a stockpot , and bring to a boil.
Stir to dissolve solids , then remove from heat , cool to room temperature , and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
Early on the day of cooking , combine the brine and ice water in a clean 5-gallon bucket or 20-quart stock pot.
Place thawed turkey breast side down in brine , cover , and refrigerate or set in cool area for 6 hours.
Turn turkey over once , half way through brining.
If not refrigerated , add a couple pounds more ice halfway through to keep it good and cold.
A few minutes before roasting , heat oven to 500 degrees.
Combine the apple , onion , cinnamon stick , and cup of water in a microwave safe dish and microwave on high for 5 minutes.
Remove bird from brine and rinse inside and out with cold water.
Discard brine.
Place bird on roasting rack inside wide , low pan and pat dry with paper towels.
Add steeped aromatics to cavity along with rosemary , sage , oregano , lemon .
Ingredients
whole turkey, kosher salt, light brown sugar, vegetable stock, peppercorn, allspice berry, candied ginger, water, red apple, cinnamon stick, lemon, orange, onion, fresh rosemary, fresh sage, fresh oregano, canola oil, low sodium chicken broth, butter, all-purpose flour