515K likes, 2,881 comments - notorious_foodie on November 10, 2024: "Home Cooking Sessions: Thanks Giving Turkey with a maple-butter glaze. A delicious method for the big day. Full recipe below 👇🏽🦃😍 - 1. Get yourself a high quality bird. I picked up this beautiful 5kg Bronze turkey 2. Make the dry brine - 3:1 sea salt to brown sugar. Season bird liberally and leave in fridge uncovered for 24h 3. Remove turkey from fridge (~3h before cooking), pat dry and gently separate skin from breast meat 4. Compound butter: 350g soft unsalted butter, chopped rosemary, thyme, sage, parsley, lemon zest, 3 cloves minced garlic, sea salt, black pepper - mix to combine 5. Smear generous amount of the butter between skin and meat to cover breasts. Then use the rest and apply all over the bird 6. Preheat oven to 185c, brush turkey with a little olive oil and throw into oven with 100ml water in bottom of tray 7. Maple glaze: 2tbsp maple syrup, 50ml sherry vinegar, 1tbsp Worcestershire, 1tsp dark soy, 3x orange peel, 2 sprigs rosemary/thyme, 3 cloves garlic, 5tbsp unsalted butter - bring to gentle simmer and reduce for 7 mins. Strain and set aside 8. Remove bird after 30 mins & brush with glaze, then rotate turkey and place back in. After 20-30 mins, repeat process, glazing and rotating each time. Colour will build as you keep glazing 9. When internal temp of breast hits 150-155f, remove from oven, drain excess juices into tray and let rest for 1.5h 10. Quick pan gravy: scrape tray juices and set aside. Once fat rises to top, scoop out. Then add 3tbsp of the turkey fat to pan on med-high + 2tbsp AP flour 11. Whisk and cook out flour for 1 min, then add 150ml dry white wine and whisk 12. Add 500ml chicken stock little by little + all the pan juices. Bring to a simmer and reduce till thickened, seasoning to taste 13. Carve turkey: remove legs \ thighs, then breasts 14. Plate up and enjoy your beautiful, maple glazed bird! - A labour of love! The glaze on this is so nicely balanced - sweet and sharp whilst also allowing for great browning! Enjoy! #notoriousfoodie - - - - #turkey #christmas #xmas #christmasdinner #reels #recipe #easyrecipe #easyrecipes #recipeoftheday #asmrfood #homecooking #homemade #dinnerideas #cookingtime #christmastime".