Turkey brine

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*make foil shell before, goes on after 30 min, coat with oil.
*Coat turkey W oil
*500 f for 30 min, drop to 350 cook until 161f internal
*Legs in first
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  1. For the brine:
  2. 1 cup kosher salt.
  3. 1/2 cup light brown sugar.
  4. 1 gallon vegetable stock.
  5. 1 tablespoon black peppercorns.
  6. 1 1/2 teaspoons allspice berries.
  7. 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped candied ginger.
  8. 1 gallon heavily iced water
For the aromatics:
1 red apple, sliced
1/2 onion, sliced
1 cinnamon stick
1 cup water
4 sprigs rosemary
6 leaves sage
Canola oil

*Stuff sage and rosemary in. Half onion and apple microwave for 5 min. Add cinnamon.


Boil brine, cool to room temp.
Refrigerate until brine time. Brine night before, add iced water.

*Breast in first, flip half way
Leave out, ice will keep cold

*Remove the bird from brine and rinse inside and out with cold water. Discard the brine

*Put in bake dish, fold wings under. 
*Insert aromatics







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