Roast Turkey - turkey

Method

• Thaw turkey.
• 24 hours in advance to cooking clean out &brine turkey.
• Fill large bucket or pan with enough water to cover turkey.
• Mix in 2 cups of salt and add turkey.
• Soak overnight (approx.
• 24 hrs).
• Rinse turkey throughly, inside and out.
• Preheat oven to 400.
• Place turkey in roasting pan with 3 cups of water.
• Mix in small cup; all seasonings, smash up rosemary as well as possible and sprinkle mixed seasons all over the turkey.
• Stuff turkey if you wish at this point --
• Cover and place in oven until throughly cooked (approx.
• 4 hours).
• Remove cover for last hour to brown and crisp.
• Baste turkey with pan juices every 30 - 45 minutes.