Maple Bourbon Roasted Turkey

🧂 Ingredients

• 15 pounds turkey
• 1 1/2 gallons hot water
• 1 large yellow onion

  chopped
• 2 cloves garlic

  minced
• 1 whole orange peel
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 1/8 cups maple syrup
• 3/4 cup bourbon
• 2 tablespoons black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon whole cloves
• 1 cup unsalted butter

  melted
• 3/4 cup kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon ground sage
• 1/4 cup poultry seasoning
• 4 bay leaves

  crumbled
• 4 pounds ice

Instructions

• 1 Prepare the turkey by removing the neck, gizzards, etc, and rinse with water.
• 2 To a food grade 5 gallon bucket, add the hot water, onion, garlic, orange peel,
  brown sugar, 1 cup of maple syrup, bourbon, peppercorns, whole cloves, melted
  butter, kosher salt, ground sage, poultry seasoning, bay leaves, and ice. Stir
  well.
• 3 Place the turkey down in the mixture.
• 4 Cover the bucket with a lid and place in the refrigerator for 12-24 hours or
  longer. If you don't have enough fridge room, you can pack the bucket with ice.
• 5 Once it's brined, remove the turkey from the bucket and rinse with cold water,
  inside and out.
• 6 Rub the turkey with a thin coat of real maple syrup (the extra 1/8 cup).
• 7 Place the turkey in a roasting pan, uncovered, for roasting.
• 8 Roast at 350° F until the internal temperature of your turkey is 165° F or
  higher. Base your cook time on the size of your turkey; cook time will differ
  per turkey.
• 9 Once the turkey is done, remove from the oven.
• 10 Carve the turkey and serve! 

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