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Cider Brined Roasted Turkey

4 hr 40 min
40 min prep
4 hr cook

Serves 16

Unsaved Cider Brined Roasted Turkey

Ingredients

  • 2 qt Spiced orange flavored apple cider
  • 2 qt Water
  • 1 jar Simply Organic Turkey Brine
  • 18 lb H-E-B Frozen Texas Raised Natural Whole Young Turkey 8-16 lb
  • 1/4 lb H-E-B Select Ingredients Sweet Cream Salted Butter, softened
  • 4 tbsp Patty's Herbs Thyme
  • 1/4 cup Fresh Italian parsley
  • 3 tbsp Fresh garlic clove(s), chopped

Instructions

  1. Combine cider, water, and turkey brine, and stir until sugar and salt are dissolved.
  2. Remove giblets and neck from turkey and discard.
  3. Place turkey in a large container or brining bag and add brining liquid (turkey must be completely submerged). Ice or more liquid may be added if needed.
  4. Store turkey below 40ºF overnight (a well insulated ice chest works well for this).
  5. Remove turkey from brine and use paper towels to blot off excess liquid.
  6. Combine butter, herbs and garlic in a food processor and blend to make a paste.
  7. Smear paste over turkey and under the skin.
  8. Set turkey on a roasting rack in a large baking pan and place on center oven rack. Roast at 400ºF until internal temperature reaches 165ºF, about 4 - 4 1/2 hours. If skin begins to darken too much, make a foil tent and place over the bird.
  9. Remove turkey from oven and loosely cover with foil. Rest 20 - 30 minutes before carving.

Nutrition

1gCarbs
20gFat
69gProtein

Nutrition Facts

16 servings

  • Amount Per Serving
    Calories480
  • % Daily Value*
  • Total Fat
    • 20g
    • 31%
  • Saturated Fat
    • 8g
    • 40%
  • Trans Fat
    • 0g
  • Cholesterol
    • 270mg
    • 90%
  • Sodium
    • 210mg
    • 9%
  • Total Carbohydrate
    • 1g
  • Dietary Fiber
    • 0g
  • Sugars
    • 0g
  • Protein
    • 69g
  • Vitamin C
    • 4%
  • Calcium
    • 6%
  • Iron
    • 25%
  • Vitamin A
    • 6%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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