Rabia'S Winter Holiday Turkey

• You will need a container large enough to marinade a 12 to 14 pound turkey.
• I personally use two garbage bags one inside the other. Twenty four hours
• before cooking, place the cleaned turkey in the bag with these ingredients:
• 1 Cup fresh Lemon Juice
• 3/4 Cup fresh Orange Juice
• 1 Cup Kosher Salt
• 1 Cup Brown Sugar
• 1 Cup chopped Onions
• 2 Oranges, squeezed lightly and halved
• 3 Cinnamon Sticks
• 2 Tablespoons Whole Cloves (crushed)
• 2 Tablespoons Whole Allspice Berries (crushed)
• 1 Gal. of sparkling water

1. Add the sparkling water to the above ingredients and shake to mix well. Add the turkey and
2. twist bag tighly to keep from leaking. I sit mine in a roaster pan. Refrigerate. Turn four times during the twenty-four hours.
3. When time to cook, take turkey from bag and pat dry. Prepare stuffing (Recipe following). I still stuff my turkey's however your choice is fine. I rub with salt free organic butter and a sprinkling of freshly ground Alleppo Pepper. (You can Salt with freshly ground sea salt if you choose.) I loosen the skin on the breast and fill the area with butter.
4. Roast as usual. Between 3 and 4 hours with the oven at 325 degrees.
5. The last 30 minutes before turkey is done I baste the top and sides of the turkey with Pomegranate Syrup (liberally).
6. To serve I sprinkle fresh Pomegranate seeds over the turkey right before serving and garnish with parsley.

will, i personally, before cooking, lemon juice, orange juice, kosher salt, brown sugar, onions, oranges, cinnamon, water

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/rabias-winter-holiday-turkey-1210256 (may not work)