Brined Roasted Turkey

This Brined Roasted Turkey recipe is courtesy of BGETeamGreen member Maciek Zurawski aka Grillin_with_dad

For more recipes from Maciek visitย https://grillinwithdad.com

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Ingredients

  • 2.5 cups kosher salt
  • 2.5 cups brown sugar
  • 2.5 tbsp Big Green Egg Dill and Herb seasoning

Turkey Ingredients

  • 1 14-16 lb. turkey, defrosted
  • 3 sticks butter, unsalted
  • 1 bunch rosemary
  • 1 bunch sage
  • 1 bunch thyme
  • 1 yellow onion, cut into large chunks
  • 2 celery stalks, cut into large chunks
  • 2 carrots, cut into large chunks
  • 1 lemon, cut
  • 1 cup white wine

Gravy Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 onion, halved
  • 2 celery stalks, chopped
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 1 bunch rosemary
  • 1 bunch thyme
  • 1 bunch sage

Instructions

Combine the brine ingredients and 2 quarts of water in a small pot and bring to a boil. Mix until the salt and sugar are dissolved. Chill the liquid and pour into a 5-gallon brining bucket. Fill the bucket halfway with cold water and ice. Add the turkey. Brine the turkey for 24 hours, ensuring the water temperature is below 40ยบF.

The next day, remove the turkey from brine, rise and pat dry. Let the turkey sit at room temperature for 1 hour.

17 thoughts on “Brined Roasted Turkey”

  1. Over the past 25+ yrs I have smoked a lot of brined turkeys on everything BUT a BGE. Just purchased my 1st. As a rule of thumb I for smoking my turkey I use 225 to 250 for 30 min/LB. Will that works here? Thanks for the help!

    1. A stock pot is a large pot, used to make a big batch of soup. Just use enough water to cover all the bones and vegetables by two inches. Any pot will do, but it needs to be large enough. : ) Good luck!

  2. Your brine recipe calls for BGE dill and herb seasoning. I have searched the web and cannot find it anywhere. Is there such a product? (I did find a citrus and dill seasoning but could not find an ingredient list for it)

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