Holiday Turkey Roast (The Best) | RICARDO

Ingredients

• 12 cups (3 litres) water
• 1/4 cup (60 g) salt
• 3 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp crushed black peppercorns
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 deboned turkey roast, about 4 lb (1.8 kg), with or without skin
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup (25 g) frozen or fresh cranberries
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1/4 lb (115 g) ground pork
• 1 pear, cored and chopped
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) fortified wine (such as port, sherry, Marsala)
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) chicken broth
• 2 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• Vegetable oil, for drizzling
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 cups (500 ml) chicken broth
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) fortified wine (such as port, sherry, Marsala)