Thanksgiving Turkey
- 18-21 pounds Organic Free Range Turkey
- 7 quarts Water
- 2 cups Organic Sea Salt
- 1 1/2 cups Add your choice off Flavoring (White Wine, Herbs, Lemon and Orange Zest)
- 2 cups organic olive oil
- 6 cloves of organic garlic
- 1 bunch organic Rosemary
- 1 yards of organic cheesecloth
- Combine Turkey, Water, Sea Salt, (any flavorings you would like) in a bucket with a lid and keep in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Make sure you remove turkey 1 hour before cooking. Pre-heat oven to 425. Add oil and garlic and rosemary in a pan over the stovetop and infuse flavors for about 8-12 min. over a med- low heat. Remove from heat and let cool then dip cheesecloth in the infused oil. Cover the turkey with cheesecloth cook on 425 for 30 min. Roast and brush with infused oil. Drop Temp. to 350 baste every 30 min. with pastry brush remove cheesecloth after 2 hours baste and put back in oven for 30 min. or until turkey hits 165 degrees. Remove Let cool 30 min before cutting. This turkey is so juicy , I love using the drippings to cook a red wine reduction sauce I use every year in place of gravy.
range turkey, water, salt, your choice, olive oil, garlic, rosemary, cheesecloth
Taken from food52.com/recipes/19398-thanksgiving-turkey (may not work)