Roast Turkey | Katey Caswell

Ingredients

• 3+ cups coarse salt
• 5 cups sugar
• 2 carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 5 celery stalks, chopped
• 5 medium leeks, trim the dark green and discard, coarsely chopped
• 2 medium yellow onions coarsely chopped
• 4 dried bay leaves
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 sprigs italian parsley
• 2 tbsp whole black peppercorns
• 1 fresh whole turkey – 14-16lbs
• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter