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Alton Brown's Roast Turkey
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Alton Brown's Roast Turkey

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Alton Brown's Roast Turkey
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

497
Calories
33g
Protein
18g
Fat
54g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 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
  • 1 red apple, quartered
  • 1/2 onion, quartered
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 cup water
  • 4 sprigs rosemary
  • 6 leaves sage
  • Canola oil

Directions

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By seriouseats · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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