How to Cook a Thanksgiving Turkey

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In this recipe video, April makes a Thanksgiving Turkey recipe. She shows you how to brine a turkey for extra moist meat as well as how to bake the turkey. Although she uses a bone in turkey breast, this same recipe can be used for whole turkey. Your family and friends will be blown away with how moist and flavorful this turkey is at Thanksgiving. So go ahead and give it a try, it's easy!

Recipe is for a 6-8 lb Bone In Turkey Breast (You may double the recipe for a 12-16 lb Whole Turkey)

Serves 8-10

For the Brine

8 Cups water
1 Cup Apple Cider
1/2 cup Kosher or Sea Salt
3/4 cup Brown Sugar
1 tbls Black Peppercorns
1/2 tbls Allspice Berries
1 sprig Rosemary
3-4 sprigs Thyme
2 Bay Leaves

For the Roasting the Turkey

2 tbls oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbs chopped fresh herbs (rosemary, sage, thyme)
2 tsp Lemon Zest
1 Onion, quartered
2-3 sprigs of remaining Herbs
Lemon, quartered
Onion, quartered
1 cup chicken stock/broth or wine

Directions:

1. For the brine, combine all of the brine ingredients in a large pot and bring to a boil. Once salt and sugar has dissolved, remove from the heat and cool to room temperature.
2. Pour the brine over the turkey and place in the refrigerator or cooler (if using a cooler add ice to keep turkey cool). Brine the turkey for 12-24 hours.
3. Once turkey has been brined, rinse the turkey in cool water and pat dry. Place the turkey in a roasting pan.
4. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
5. In a small bowl mix together the oil, garlic, herbs, and lemon zest. Rub the mixture all over the turkey and under the skin. Insert the onion, sprigs of herbs, and lemon in the turkey cavity. Pour the chicken broth in the pan.
6. Place the turkey in the oven and bake at 500 for 15-20 minutes or until the skin has browned thoroughly. Turn the oven down to 325 and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Bake for another 2-2 1/2 hours or until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees.
7. Remove the turkey form the oven and keep covered for another 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with the turkey gravy from this video: Coming Soon!

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