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Ingredients
Turkey Brine - 2 Days Before Roasting
- 1 whole turkey (15-18 lb), thawed if frozen
- 40 oz water, plus extra to cover turkey (based on size of bird)
- 12 oz kosher salt (no iodine)
-
10
oz jaggery sugar
or 10 oz light brown sugar -
4
oz honey
or 4 oz agave syrup - 4 oz maple syrup
- 3 oz allspice berries
- 2 oz whole yellow mustard seeds
- 2 oz whole black peppercorns (not ground)
- 16 whole cloves
- 8 whole star anise
-
8
fresh bay leaves
or 8 dried bay leaves - 15 green cardamom pods
- 10 oz onions, quartered
- 6 in. fresh ginger, peeled, cut into pieces (1 in.)
- 3 cinnamon sticks (3-4 in. ea.)
- 2 oranges, sliced in rounds
Roast Turkey
- 12 oz unsalted butter, room temperature, divided
- 28 oz white wine
- 1 tsp salt, divided
- 1 tsp ground black pepper, divided
- 6 oz carrots, cut into pieces (2 in.)
- 10 oz yellow onions, cut into eighths
- 10 oz celery, cut into pieces (1 in.)
Gravy
- 4 oz all-purpose flour
- salt, to season, to taste
- ground black pepper, to season, to taste
- fresh sage leaves, to garnish
- 6 - 8 sprigs fresh thyme, to garnish
- pomegranates, halved, to garnish
- persimmons, to garnish
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 3356 kJ / 802 kcal
- Protein
- 86 g
- Carbohydrates
- 22 g
- Fat
- 39 g
- Saturated fat
- 21 g
- Fiber
- 3 g
- Sodium
- 563 mg
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