Double Brined Thanksgiving Turkey

Name: Thanksgiving Turkey
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 2 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 x 12-14 12-14 pound whole turkey (not brined or injected with salt water solution); Kosher salt; Black pepper; Garlic powder; Fresh poultry herbs (2-3 bunches from the grocery store); ½ cup butter (clarified or ghee is even better); 1 liter of water; 30 grams of Kosher salt; 5-6 cloves of garlic, smashed; 10 grams of brown sugar; 1 tablespoon of whole black pepper; 1 x bay leaf; 6 cups chicken stock; 2T salted butter; ¼ cup AP flour; ½ cup dry white wine; Giblets and juices from the turkey

The perfect holiday turkey!

4.5

Recipe By

Fey&Mark

PublishedNov 14, 2024

#Bay leaf#Brown sugar#Butter#Chicken stock#Flour#Garlic#White wine

What You Need

Ingredients

Serving Multiplier

Turkey

011 x 12-14 12-14 pound whole turkey (not brined or injected with salt water solution)
02Kosher salt
03Black pepper
04Garlic powder
05Fresh poultry herbs (2-3 bunches from the grocery store)
06½ cup butter (clarified or ghee is even better)

Brine

011 liter of water
0230 grams of Kosher salt
035-6 cloves of garlic, smashed
0410 grams of brown sugar
051 tablespoon of whole black pepper
061 x bay leaf

Gravy

016 cups chicken stock
022T salted butter
03¼ cup AP flour
04½ cup dry white wine
05Giblets and juices from the turkey

Step by Step

Instructions

01
Saturday: Remove your turkey from the freezer and place in the fridge.
02
Tuesday afternoon: Spatchcock and season the bird, make your turkey stock.
03
Wednesday: Drink Grill’n Time Cocktails.
04
Thursday: Get the turkey out of the fridge early and make some magic on that smoker.

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