Brown Sugar-Cured Turkey with Wild Mushroom-Shallot Gravy
- 1 20-pound turkey
- 1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 1/4 cup coarse salt
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground mace
- 2 large onions, quartered
- 2 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
- Wild Mushroom-Shallot Gravy
- Rinse turkey inside and out.
- Pat dry with paper towels.
- Place turkey on platter.
- Mix brown sugar, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, allspice, cloves and mace in small bowl to blend well.
- Rub brown sugar mixture all over outside of turkey.
- Refrigerate turkey uncovered 24 hours.
- Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 300F.
- Arrange onion quarters in large roasting pan.
- Place turkey atop onions.
- Tie turkey legs together.
- Tuck wings under turkey.
- Sprinkle turkey with pepper.
- Cover loosely with foil.
- Roast turkey 2 hours.
- Uncover; roast 30 minutes.
- Add 1 cup broth to roasting pan; baste turkey with broth.
- Roast turkey 1 hour, basting occasionally.
- Add 1 cup broth to roasting pan; continue to roast turkey until dark brown, basting with broth every 20 minutes, about 1 hour.
- Cover turkey loosely with foil; continue to roast until thermometer inserted into innermost part of thigh registers 180F, about 1 hour 30 minutes longer.
- Transfer turkey to platter.
- Tent with foil and let stand 30 minutes.
- Serve with Wild Mushroom-Shallot Gravy.
turkey, golden brown sugar, coarse salt, onion powder, garlic, ground allspice, ground cloves, ground mace, onions, chicken broth, mushroomshallot
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/brown-sugar-cured-turkey-with-wild-mushroom-shallot-gravy-4378 (may not work)