Time: 8 hours
Difficulty: Easy
Amount: 1 Turkey
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 1 (5-6 kg.) Thawed and gutted turkey
- 240 gr. butter, room temperature
- 1 tbsp. l Sahara
- 2 tbsp. l chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tbsp. l dried sage
- 1 tbsp. l dried thyme
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- Salt
- Freshly ground pepper
Recipe preparation: Rinse the turkey under cold water and wipe dry. Stir 1/3 cup salt, sugar, and 1 a teaspoon of pepper in a bowl. Grate turkey inside and outside with dry brine. Put the turkey without covering on a baking sheet and refrigerate for 8-10 hours. This dry pickling option is suitable for saving space in the refrigerator.
Remove the turkey from the refrigerator, rinse off the brine, and wipe dry. Stir in a bowl of butter, parsley, sage, thyme, 1 teaspoon of ground pepper, paprika, and cloves. Rub the turkey with the mixture obtained abundantly inside and out, as well as under the skin. Leave the turkey at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 180 ° C. Put the turkey on the baking sheet, breast up, tie the legs and tuck the ends of the wings. Put in the very bottom of the oven and bake until golden until the thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh shows 75 ° C. approximately 35 minutes per kilogram of turkey. Place on a cutting board and leave for 30 minutes.