Note: I used my leftover turkey stock and just added pepper.<
r brining.
Thaw your turkey completely, if frozen.
Line a big picnic cooler with a food grade plastic bag.
Boil water and salt together until all salt is dissolved and cool in fridge several hours.
Wash turkey inside and out and place into cooler. Add your optional add-ins to the cooled brine and cover turkey with ice and pour brine over all. Let turkey brine overnight making sure the cooler stays closed and adding ice if needed.
Rinse bird and continue with your recipe . Your turkey will be moist, flavorful and tender!
Brine the chicken as follows: Combine
truss the legs. Cover the turkey with olive oil and season
egrees F.
Put the turkey wings* into a small roasting
Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Add the wing, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, and herbs, and cook for 5 minutes.
Place in the oven and roast for 30 minutes.
Remove from the oven and place over medium heat.
Remove the wing and set aside.
Add the flour and let cook for about 1 minute.
Add the stock and simmer until it has reduced by about 1/4, about 15 minutes.
Strain the sauce and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
ou have a big turkey and need more brine, use 1/2
b>turkey inside and out with cold water, then place in the brine
Heat oil in a large skillet until beginning to smoke. Add onions and saute until onions begin to brown, 5-8 minutes. Add turkey, season with salt and pepper, and saute, breaking meat up into small clumps, until pinkness is gone.
Add ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, tomato paste, cayenne pepper, and more salt and pepper. Stir until well combined. Simmer 10-12 minutes.
Add vinegar and stir in just before serving. Serve with warmed soft buns (Parker House or hamburger buns).
ind, garlic & onion.
Place turkey in bag, add 1 cup
and rosemary.
Rinse the turkey inside and out under cold
One day before roasting turkey, bring 1 quart water, the
oom temperature.
Wash the turkey inside and out with cold
fresh turke in the chilled brine solution, and then refrigerate for
ou will need 2 gallon turkey size oven roasting bags.
o hold the brine and the turkey. Pour the brine over the ice
stirring occasionally.
Remove the brine from heat, add the ice
ce into brine.
Place turkey into brine, filling cavity with brine. Add enough
alt and sugar.
Remove brine from heat and let cool