Dry Brine Turkey
Recipe courtesy Epicurious
Dry Brine
3 tablespoons kosher salt (1 tablespoon for each 5 pounds of turkey)
Herbs, optional (I used rosemary, thyme and bay leaves)
4-8 tablespoons melted butter, to baste
Rinse and dry turkey. In a food processor, process salt plus about a tablespoon of any herbs you’d like to use (rosemary, thyme, bay).
Lightly salt the inside of the turkey, then sprinkle the breast side with a bit more than a tablespoon of the herbed salt, and each side with a bit less than a tablespoon of salt. Place the turkey in an oven bag and remove the air before closing it with a twist tie.
Place on a rimmed baking sheet. Refrigerate for 3 days, starting breast side up, rubbing the skin through the bag once a day. Flip on day 3, then remove from the bag to let skin dry 8 hours before roasting.
Let sit at room temperature for one hour before roasting.
Prep time:20 min
Cook time:180 minutes
Cusine:American
Category:Main Course
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Keywords: main course, turkey
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