Brined and Oven Baked Juicy Turkey

Brian Snow is a Modern Husband. He makes meal plans and cooks for the family, does the majority of the laundry, handles most of the school drop-offs and pickups, and shares the mental load of managing the kids’ after-school activities.

Like most other Modern Husbands, Brian and his partner are a busy dual-career couple. Brian's official work title is Strategic Systems Customer Advocate (Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division), a leadership role after years as a rocket scientist.

Brian is one of my greatest friends. This past New Year's he prepared a meal that included the best oven roasted turkey I've ever eaten. Below is the recipe.

Brined and Oven Baked Juicy Turkey Ingredients

Brine Ingredients

• 1 gallon water (16 cups; 128 ounces), plus additional as needed

• 8 cups apple juice (1/2 gallon; 64 ounces), or apple cider

• 1 ¼ cups kosher salt (not table salt)

• ½ cup brown sugar

• 4 bay leaves

• 2 tablespoons black peppercorns

• 2 tablespoons dried rosemary

• 2 teaspoons allspice berries or 1 teaspoon whole cloves

• 1 cinnamon stick

• 2 peels of 2 large oranges

• 8 big, heaping cups of ice or 8 cups of cold water

Turkey Ingredients

• 1 uncooked turkey up to 16 pounds

• Canola oil

• Kinder's® Buttery Poultry Blend Rub

• 1-2 finely white onions

Brined and Oven Baked Juicy Turkey Recipe

• Brine the turkey overnight [detailed instructions]

• Rinse and pat dry after fully brined

• Rub or spray with canola oil

• Season with Kinder's® Buttery Poultry Blend Rub

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees

• Stuff with 1-2 finely diced onions

• Bake until the internal temperature of the breast is 165 degrees

• Baste with melted butter every 30 min

• Keep loosely tented with foil while cooking

• Rest for 20 minutes

On a side note, he had a bunch of carrots left over from the day before, so I prepared glazed carrots using this recipe.

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