Sugar And Spice Cured Turkey
This flavorful, succulent turkey is marinated overnight in a brown sugar rub.
Steps
Remove giblets and neck.
Rinse turkey with cold water.
Pat dry.
Tie legs together with string.
Tuck wing.
Combine brown sugar and next 6 ingredients.
Rub over turkey.
Cover with plastic wrap.
Chill 8 hours.
Place turkey on a rack in a roasting pan , breast side up.
Arrange onion quarters round turkey.
Pour 2 cans broth in bottom of pan.
Bake , loosely covered with foil , at 325f for 1 1 / 2 hours.
Uncover and bake 1 1 / 2 more hours or until meat thermometer registers 180f.
Remove onion.
Discard , reserving pan drippings.
Let turkey stand 15 minutes before carving.
Combine pan drippings and enough additional chicken broth to equal 2 cups in a saucepan over medium heat.
Whisk in flour , and cook , whisking constantly , 5 minutes or until thickened.
Serve with turkey.
Ingredients
turkey, light brown sugar, kosher salt, onion powder, garlic powder, ground allspice, ground cloves, ground mace, onion, low sodium chicken broth, chicken broth, all-purpose flour