Thanksgiving Turkey

Unbalanced

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

First and foremost, Clean your Turkey and remove any of the extra bits from inside of your Turkey (the neck, etc..)

Step 2

Fill a large pot with water, about 3/4 of the way up - to prevent your brine from over flowing when you add your Turkey in)

Step 3

Add in all of your brine ingredients

Step 4

Bring to a boil

Step 5

Turn off the heat, and allow your brine to cool COMPLETELY before adding your turkey in (you can do the ice method if you’d like to move the cooling process along )

Step 6

Once your brine has cooled down, add your turkey, cover your pot and let it sit overnight in the fridge (24 hours preferred)

Step 7

The next day, rinse your turkey off, pat it down dry, & separate the skin from the meat (prepare your compound butter as well)

Step 8

Prepare the Compound Butter: Combine room temp butter, minced garlic, chopped sage, rosemary, thyme, onion powder, seasoning salt and paprika. Mix until well combined

Step 9

Add your butter mixture under the skin & all over the turkey (don’t forget the bottom of your turkey)

Step 10

Season with Paprika, Seasoning salt, & Adobo, rub in your seasonings all over the turkey

Step 11

Inject your Turkey with your garlic butter

Step 12

Add your Turkey to a roasting/ Turkey rack

Step 13

Bake at 400 for amount needed for the size for your turkey (2.5 hours for a 12lb turkey)

Step 14

Every 30 minutes while cooking, inject your Turkey with the juices that have fell to the bottom of your roasting rack

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