Who believes that Alton Browns Good Eats best-ever turkey brine recipes?”
What better recipe to start out with from this week’s Good Eats: The Early Years than Alton’s roast turkey. He explains every detail, from the brine—a mix of vegetable broth, brown sugar, black peppercorns, allspice berries, and candied ginger—to the roasting. Good Eats Roast Turkey – serves 10 to 12- Ingredients For the brine: 1 (14 to 16 pound) frozen young turkey 1 gallon vegetable broth, homemade or canned 1 cup kosher salt 1/2 cup packed brown sugar, light or dark 1 tablespoon black peppercorns 1 1/2 teaspoons allspice berries 1 1/2 teaspoons candied ginger, chopped 1 gallon water, iced For roasting: 1 red apple, quartered 1/2 onion, quartered 1 cinnamon stick 1 cup water 4 sprigs rosemary 6 leaves sage Canola oil Procedure 1. Two to three days before roasting, thaw the turkey in the refrigerator or in a cooler kept at 38°F tops. 2. Combine the vegetable stock, salt, brown sugar, peppercorns, allspice berries, and candied ginger in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Stir unti
