It's Thanksgiving time, so I thought that I would post a recipe for the perfect turkey!
Prep: 30 minutes
Cook: 4 hours
Ready In: 17 hours
Ingredients:
- 1 (18 pound) whole turkey neck and giblets removed
- 2 cups kosher salt
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 2 large onions, peeled and chopped
- 4 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 4 stocks celery, chopped
- 2 springs fresh thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup dry white wine
Directions:
- Rub the turkey inside and out with the kosher salt. Place the bird in a large stock pot, and cover with cold water. Place in the refrigerator, and allow the turkey to soak in the salt and water mixture 12 hours, or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Thoroughly rinse the turkey, and discard the brine mixture.
- Brush the turkey with 1/2 the melted butter. Place breast side down on a roasting rack in a shallow roasting pan. Stuff the turkey cavity with 1 onion, 1/2 the carrots, 1/2 the celery, 1 sprig of thyme, and the bay leaf. Scatter the remaining vegetables and thyme around the bottom of the roasting pan, and cover with the white wine.
- Roast uncovered 3 1/2 to 4 hours in the preheated oven, until the internal temperature of the thigh reaches 180 degrees F (85 degrees C). Carefully turn the turkey breast side up about 2/3 through the roasting time, and brush with the remaining butter. Allow the bird to stand about 30 minutes before carving.
Source: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/perfect-turkey/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=turkey&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page
