Good Eats Roast Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe | Alton Brown

Good Eats Roast Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe | Alton Brown

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Full of seasonal flavors like ginger, allspice, apple and sage, Alton Browns brined Good Eats Roast Turkey is an instant Thanksgiving classic.

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Ingredients

  • 1 (14- to 16-pound) frozen natural, young turkey
  • 1 gallon vegetable broth, packaged, not low-sodium or sodium-free
  • 1 cup kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons allspice berries
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped candied ginger
  • 1 gallon heavily iced water
  • 1 red apple, quartered
  • 1/2 yellow onion, quartered
  • 1 cup water
  • 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 6 leaves fresh sage
  • Canola oil

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