Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, apple cider turkey. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Apple Cider Turkey is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Apple Cider Turkey is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook apple cider turkey using 23 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Apple Cider Turkey:
Prepare 1 12-14 lb. turkey
Prepare Brine
Prepare 2 gallons apple cider
Prepare 2 cups kosher salt
Prepare 1 cup brown sugar
Get 10 cloves garlic
Take 1 handful sliced fresh ginger
Prepare 4 oranges quartered
Take 4 whole cloves
Get 2 tbsp crushed red pepper flakes
Take 1-2 gallons water
Take Cavity Filler
Prepare 1 apple cut into 8 pieces
Make ready 1 lemon cut into 8 pieces
Get 4 sprigs fresh tarragon
Take 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
Prepare 5 sprigs fresh thyme
Get 5 sprigs fresh Italian flat leaf parsley
Get Pan
Make ready 4 apples quartered
Prepare 4 stocks of celery
Make ready 1/4 large sweet onion
Prepare 12 oz hard apple cider
Instructions to make Apple Cider Turkey:
Put 1/2 gallon of apple cider, salt and sugar into a large pan. Heat and stir until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Now mix all brine ingredients into a food safe bucket. Submerge the turkey completely and let brine for a minimum of 8 hours, 12 to 24 is best.
Once brined pat dry and let rest while preparing the pan for roasting. The skin has started to take on a little color from the brine.
Preheat oven to 350°
If using a disposable foil roasting pan place it onto a baking sheet for additional support. Spread out the ingredients for the pan in an even layer.
Stuff and truss the turkey. Trussing not just helps the turkey cook evenly but also simply helps keep the cavity ingredients inside. Get the turkey into the pan and pour in the hard apple cider. All the pan ingredients add great flavor and create an amazing base for gravy.
Roast for an hour and a half breast side down. This helps keep the breast meat moist.
Now flip over and cook until the breast meat is 165°. Baste with the pan juices every half hour or so. This is my new favorite turkey, I will be making this a few times a year at least!!!
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