Maple Bourbon Roasted Turkey
How to make a perfectly cooked, moist, delicious, maple bourbon roasted turkey for dinner and holiday celebrations. Perfect recipe for Thanksgiving dinner!
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Servings: 12
Calories: 225kcal
Ingredients
- 15 pounds turkey
- 1 1/2 gallons hot water
- 1 large yellow onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 whole orange peel
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 1/8 cups maple syrup
- 3/4 cup bourbon
- 2 tablespoons black peppercorns
- 1 tablespoon whole cloves
- 1 cup unsalted butter melted
- 3/4 cup kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon ground sage
- 1/4 cup poultry seasoning
- 4 bay leaves crumbled
- 4 pounds ice
Instructions
- Prepare the turkey by removing the neck, gizzards, etc, and rinse with water.
- To a food grade 5 gallon bucket, add the hot water, onion, garlic, orange peel, brown sugar, 1 cup of maple syrup, bourbon, peppercorns, whole cloves, melted butter, kosher salt, ground sage, poultry seasoning, bay leaves, and ice. Stir well.
- Place the turkey down in the mixture.
- Cover the bucket with a lid and place in the refrigerator for 12-24 hours or longer. If you don't have enough fridge room, you can pack the bucket with ice.
- Once it's brined, remove the turkey from the bucket and rinse with cold water, inside and out.
- Rub the turkey with a thin coat of real maple syrup (the extra 1/8 cup).
- Place the turkey in a roasting pan, uncovered, for roasting.
- Roast at 350° F until the internal temperature of your turkey is 165° F or higher. Base your cook time on the size of your turkey; cook time will differ per turkey.
- Once the turkey is done, remove from the oven.
- Carve the turkey and serve!
Notes
Recipe adapted from Traeger.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 7105mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g
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