Chubby Hubby - Pantry Basics: Brined Turkey
A brined turkey recipe based on my lovely friend, Sujata's. A wonderfully instinctive cook, she makes the tastiest, most succulent roasted turkeys I've ever had.
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Cooking tools:
- Instant-read thermometer
- Roasting pan
- Roasting rack
- Kitchen scale
- Mortar and pestle
- Pepper mill
- Butcher's twine
- Oven
- Stove
- Pot
- Refrigerator
- Baking sheet
- Mixing bowl
- Chef's knife
- Cutting board
- Measuring cup
- Measuring spoon
- Spoon
- Plastic tub
- Zip-top bag
- Paper towel
- Aluminum foil
Ingredients
- 1 turkey (8-9kg or 18-20lbs)
- 2 large onions, peeled and quartered
- 1 head of garlic, halved horizontally
- 20g (1 bunch) fresh thyme
- 10g (½ bunch) fresh sage
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh sage
- 1 slab fatback (I ordered mine at Huber’s)
- 720ml (3 cups) low-sodium chicken broth
- 7.5l water
- 550g coarse kosher salt or other coarse salt
- 325g (1 cup) honey
- 180g (1 cup) dark molasses sugar (I used Billingtons)
- 12 large garlic cloves, peeled and bruised
- 2 tbsp coarsely crushed black peppercorns
- 2l ice cubes (meaning enough ice cubes to fill a 2l container)
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