Good Eats Roast Turkey Recipe

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Good Eats Roast Turkey
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Ingredients
15
Count
Nutrition
988
Calories
Total time
369
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Combine all brine ingredients, except ice water, in a stock pot and bring to a boil.
  2. Stir to dissolve solids, then remove from heat, cool to room temperature refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
  3. Early on the day of cooking, (or late the night before) combine the brine and ice water in a clean 5 gallon bucket.
  4. Place thawed turkey breast side down in brine, cover, and refrigerate or set in cool area (like a basement) for 6 hours.
  5. Turn turkey over once, half way through brining.
  6. A few minutes before roasting, heat oven to 500 degrees.
  7. Combine the apple, onion, cinnamon stick and cup of water in a microwave safe dish and microwave on high for 5 minutes.
  8. Remove bird from brine and rinse inside and out with cold water.
  9. Discard brine.
  10. Place bird on roasting rack inside wide, low pan and pat dry with paper towels.
  11. Add steeped aromatics to cavity along with rosemary and sage.
  12. Tuck back wings and coat whole bird liberally with canola (or other neutral) oil.
  13. Roast on lowest level of the oven at 500F for 30 minutes.
  14. Remove from oven and cover breast with double layer of aluminum foil, insert probe thermometer into thickest part of the breast and return to oven, reducing temperature to 350°F.
  15. Set thermometer alarm (if available) to 161°F.
  16. A 14-16 pound bird should require a total of 2-2 1/2 hours of roasting.
  17. Let turkey rest, loosely covered for 15 minutes before carving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 987.66 Kcal (4135 kJ)
Calories from fat 9.75 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.08g 2%
Cholesterol 20.16mg 7%
Sodium 39112.05mg 1630%
Potassium 596.46mg 13%
Total Carbs 191.66g 64%
Sugars 15.29g 61%
Dietary Fiber 2.67g 11%
Protein 9.88g 20%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 5%
Iron 3mg 17%
Calcium 309.8mg 31%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 181.87 Kcal (761 kJ)
Calories from fat 1.79 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.2g 2%
Cholesterol 3.71mg 7%
Sodium 7202.35mg 1630%
Potassium 109.84mg 13%
Total Carbs 35.29g 64%
Sugars 2.82g 61%
Dietary Fiber 0.49g 11%
Protein 1.82g 20%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 5%
Iron 0.6mg 17%
Calcium 57.1mg 31%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 19.3
    Points
  • 22
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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