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Written by This is an absolutely brilliant Christmas Turkey recipe from Curtis Stone, taking the best of the best from the American’s in delivering a juicy bird to your Christmas table.
It may take a bit of prep work but it will be well worth it when the family sits down to a very juicy bird on Christmas Day.
You will need a small cooler box or a big bucket and make some extra room in the fridge.
Spice Brined Turkey Recipe | Curtis Stone
Serving: 6-8 | Prep: 24 hours | Cooking: 3 hours
Ingredients:
| Turkey | 1 | ||
| Sugar | 4 | cups | |
| Salt | 3 | cups | |
| Water | 1 | L | |
| Lemons | 3 | ||
| Garlic | 3 | ||
| Peppercorns | 1/4 | cup | |
| Coriander Seeds | 1/4 | cup | |
| Rosemary | few | sprigs | |
| For Cooking: | |||
| Celery | 3 | chopped | |
| Carrots | 3 | chopped | |
| Onions | 3 | halved |
Method:
For the brine
1 . Halve the lemons
2 . Halve the garlic heads
3 . Bring 1 litre of water to the boil
4 . Add the sugar & salt and dissolve
5 . Add the coriander seeds, peppercorns, garlic, rosemary & lemons and remove from the heat
6 . Pour the hot water into a container large enough to hold the turkey and add the remaining 8 litres of water
7 . Place the turkey in making sure it is submerged
8 . Cover with lid or cling wrap and refrigerate for 16 hours
Prep the Turkey
1 . Before cooking pat the skin dry
2 . Tie up with twine
3 . Stuff with the celery, carrots and onion
4 . Rub down with olive oil
5 . Season with salt & pepper
6 . Place the remaining carrots, celery & onions in the base of the roasting tray
7 . Place the turkey on top
8 . Follow the turkey instructions for cooking
For the brine
1 . Halve the lemons
2 . Halve the garlic heads
3 . Bring 1 litre of water to the boil
4 . Add the sugar & salt and dissolve
5 . Add the coriander seeds, peppercorns, garlic, rosemary & lemons and remove from the heat
6 . Pour the hot water into a container large enough to hold the turkey and add the remaining 8 litres of water
7 . Place the turkey in making sure it is submerged
8 . Cover with lid or cling wrap and refrigerate for 16 hours
Prep the Turkey
1 . Before cooking pat the skin dry
2 . Tie up with twine
3 . Stuff with the celery, carrots and onion
4 . Rub down with olive oil
5 . Season with salt & pepper
6 . Place the remaining carrots, celery & onions in the base of the roasting tray
7 . Place the turkey on top
8 . Follow the turkey instructions for cooking
