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--- recipes:heritage_turkey [2021/11/24 12:10] – tell
+++ recipes:heritage_turkey [2022/11/22 23:41] (current) – tell
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-Assorted tips for cooking a heritage-breed turkey
+====== Assorted tips for cooking a heritage-breed turkey ======
+===== Rose and Steve's 2022 plan =====
+Brine 24 hours with [[Apple Cider Brine]]
+Prep turkey and cook according to [[Slow Roasted Turkey with Apple Gravy and Buttermilk Brine]] :
+  * apples etc on bottom of roasting pan
+  * stuff cavity with lemon, orange,
+  * fast start at 400 until spotted brown
+  * cover with foil and slow roast at 300 ~4 hours until 150F breast, 160F thigh
+  * roast uncovered until 155F breast / 165F thigh
+===== Steve's approximate 2021 plan =====
+  * cover bottom of pan with halved garlic heads, onion, apples if available, bay leaves, thyme, ginger, orange.  stuff additional onion, bay leaves, etc. into the cavity.
+  * rub rosemary butter beneath skin of breast, and over the rest of the bird.  use olive oil if more coverage needed.
+===== Rose and Steve's 2019 Bird =====
+  * brined 24 hours.  apple cider based.
+  * oven at 300, for 3 1/2 hours
+  * turn oven up to 400
+  * 25 more minutes
+  * Gravy broth (made from giblets) made the day before
+===== Others =====
 https://www.yummly.com/dish/992923/how-to-cook-a-turkey
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   * temp measurement: breast cooks faster, so most recipes suggest measuring in the thigh, but its difficult to find the right location in the thigh.
   * go for 175F in breast, 165F in thickest part of thigh
+https://www.yummly.com/recipe/My-Favorite-Turkey-Brine-2510223
+  * apple cider and 2 gallons of water!
 [[Slow Roasted Turkey with Apple Gravy and Buttermilk Brine]] - from NY Times.  also not explicitly about heritage turkeys.
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   *  Cook at a high temperature (450-475 degrees F) for less time than a regular turkey. Most heritage turkeys will be cooked through in fewer than 3 hours.
   *   Final temperature of 140-145 F in the thigh.  while resting, should reach 155.