Roast Turkey

Roast Turkey

Ingredients:

10 pound turkey

Brine

1 cup salt

1 cup sugar

1 gallon water for brine

butter and herbs mixture

Gravy

3 tablespoons oil

1/4 cup flour

2 cups turkey drippings or turkey broth

Directions:

1) If using a frozen turkey, defrost. It will take approximately 2 days.

2) Determine how much water is needed in container for brining the turkey. Create a brine solution with a ratio of 1 gallon of water with 1 cup of salt and 1 cup of sugar. You may want to melt the salt and sugar in a small amount of hot water to ensure they are fully dissolved.

3) Brine for at least 8 hours.

4) Remove from brine and rinse thoroughly with cold water. Pat dry. You can leave in the refrigerator overnight to help dry even more. This will help produce a more crispy skin.

5) Preheat oven to 325F.

6) Rub butter and herbs mixture under the skin of the turkey.

7) In a roasting pan, place turkey breast side down on a rack.

8) Roast for approximately 2 3/4 to 3 hours or until temperature probe in thickest part of leg is 165F.

9) Loosely tent for 20 to 30 minutes before carving.

Gravy

10) In a saucepan, heat 3 tablespoons oil with 1/4 cup flour. Keep stirring until it turns brown.

11) Add turkey drippings and turkey broth. When adding turkey drippings, be sure to remove any excess fat.