Turkey Recipe Brine And Roast. For the brine combine all the ingredients in a large pan with 6 litres 10 pints water. Makes 1 gallon of brining solution.
Remove from the oven and place on a platter. Roast turkey recipe turkey brine this roast turkey recipe is the absolute best. A dry brine also called pre salting involves rubbing the salt seasonings and or sugar directly onto the meat and skin and then letting the meat rest in the refrigerator for a period of time before cooking.
Slowly bring to the boil stirring to dissolve the sugar and salt.
Rule 1 of dry brining the larger the piece of meat the more time is needed for the brine to be effective. Continue roasting with the breast side up until an instant read meat thermometer registers 165 degrees f when inserted into the largest section of thigh avoiding the bone about 2 3 4 to 3 hours total cooking time. Wash the bird inside and out and remove the giblet bag and neck. I usually don t brine but decided the morning of thanksgiving to give it a try and used the quick method doubling the salt and sugar and letting it sit in the refrigerator for 4 hours and it resulted in the most moist and flavorful turkey i ve ever made.
