Brown Sugar-Cured Turkey With Wild Mushroom-Shallot Gravy
Serves: 6
Alessia Franecki
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
52
Spice
55
Sweetness
57
Sourness
42
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.7
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Coarse Salt2 tsps
Onion Powder1 tsp
Garlic Powder1 tsp
Ground Allspice1 tsp
Ground Cloves1 tsp
Mace (ground)2 large
Onion (quartered)Directions:
1
Tent with foil and let stand 30 minutes
2
Rinse turkey inside and out
3
Pat dry with paper towels
4
Place turkey on platter
5
Mix brown sugar, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, allspice, cloves and mace in small bowl to blend well
6
Rub brown sugar mixture all over outside of turkey
7
Refrigerate turkey uncovered 24 hours
8
Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 300°F
9
Arrange onion quarters in large roasting pan
10
Place turkey atop onions
11
Tie turkey legs together
12
Tuck wings under turkey
13
Sprinkle turkey with pepper
14
Cover loosely with foil
15
Roast turkey 2 hours
16
Uncover; roast 30 minutes
17
Add 1 cup broth to roasting pan; baste turkey with broth
18
Roast turkey 1 hour, basting occasionally
19
Add 1 cup broth to roasting pan; continue to roast turkey until dark brown, basting with broth every 20 minutes, about 1 hour
20
Cover turkey loosely with foil; continue to roast until thermometer inserted into innermost part of thigh registers 180°F, about 1 hour 30 minutes longer
21
Transfer turkey to platter
22
Tent with foil and let stand 30 minutes
23
Serve with Wild Mushroom-Shallot Gravy
24
Rinse turkey inside and out
25
Pat dry with paper towels
26
Place turkey on platter
27
Mix brown sugar, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, allspice, cloves and mace in small bowl to blend well
28
Rub brown sugar mixture all over outside of turkey
29
Refrigerate turkey uncovered 24 hours
30
Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 300°F
31
Arrange onion quarters in large roasting pan
32
Place turkey atop onions
33
Tie turkey legs together
34
Tuck wings under turkey
35
Sprinkle turkey with pepper
36
Cover loosely with foil
37
Roast turkey 2 hours
38
Uncover; roast 30 minutes
39
Add 1 cup broth to roasting pan; baste turkey with broth
40
Roast turkey 1 hour, basting occasionally
41
Add 1 cup broth to roasting pan; continue to roast turkey until dark brown, basting with broth every 20 minutes, about 1 hour
42
Cover turkey loosely with foil; continue to roast until thermometer inserted into innermost part of thigh registers 180°F, about 1 hour 30 minutes longer
43
Transfer turkey to platter
44
Serve with Wild Mushroom-Shallot Gravy