Ingredients:
- cheesecloth
- 1 1/2 liters maker's mark bourbon whisky or 1 1/2 liters bourbon
- 2 whole garlic cloves
- 10 -15 fresh rosemary sprigs
- 10 -15 fresh thyme sprigs
- 1/2 cup unmelted salted butter
- saran plastic wrap or plastic wrap
Directions:
- MARINADE PREP.
- In a bowl put Cheese Cloth (you will need about 3-5 packages - depending on the size of your Turkey) and 3-4 cups of MAKERS MARK, let Cheese Cloth soak up Bourbon.
- Clean inside cavity of Turkey - then Salt & Pepper inside cavity, and add 1 tablespoon of Herbs De Provence, sprinkle inside cavity.
- Carefully seperate the skin from the Turkey Breast - take 1 Tablespoon of Herbs De Provence and put under skin of the breast - be sure to massage the herbs under the skin so they can spread evenly under the skin - if your having a hard time moving the herbs around - just take a tablespoon of Makers Mark and put it under the skin it should help the herbs spread.
- Take 2 of the BOURBON SOAKED CHEESE CLOTH and stuff the inside of the Turkey - don't pack it - just lightly put it in place.
- *NOTE: If you DON'T HAVE A FLAVOR INJECTOR - SKIP THIS STEP* - With a flavor injector, inject the following spots with a full syringe of BOURBON - FLIP TURKEY UPSIDE DOWN (DO NOT INJECT TURKEY BREAST SIDE UP!) - INJECT BOURBON IN BOTH LEGS - and UNDERNEATH THE BREAST (try to get the needle where the bone of the breast is) - and INJECT BOTH WINGS.
- Wrap outside of Turkey with the remaining BOURBON SOAKED CHEESE CLOTH - then WRAP the TURKEY & CHEESE CLOTH IN SARAN/PLASTIC WRAP and put in REFIDGERATOR AND MARINADE UPSIDEDOWN - FLIPPING AND ROTATING THE TURKEY EVERY 6-8 hours - NOTE: If you would like to inject the same spots every other time you rotate it will enhance the flavors more, but it may require an extra bottle of bourbon.
- 24-36 HOURS MARINADE TIME.
- COOKING PREP.
- Remove plastic wrap & cheese cloth - also the cheese cloth inside the cavity - take ALL the cheese cloth and RESOAK IN BOURBON.
- Melt 1/2 cup butter - INJECT MELTED BUTTER IN SAME EXACT AREAS WHERE THE BOURBON WAS INJECTED - *hint* - TURKEY NEEDS TO BE UPSIDEDOWN.
- Rub Olive Oil all over Turkey - SALT & PEPPER THE ENITRE OUTSIDE TURKEY, AND THEN LIGHTLY SPRINKLE HERBS DE PROVENCE ALL OVER TURKEY AS WELL.
- Gather Garlic Cloves, Onion, Thyme, Marjoram, Rosemary, Oranges, Parsley and Sage - Cut the Garlic Cloves & Onion in half, leaving the skin on - drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt & pepper. Cut Oranges into fouths.
- WRAP EVERYTHING (Garlic Cloves, Onion, Thyme, Marjoram, Rosemary, Oranges, Parsley and Sage) IN THE BOURBON SOAKED CHEESE CLOTH AND STUFF INTO TURKEY.
- Add entire stick of butter to bottom of roasting pan.
- OKAY NOW COOK THE TURKEY UPSIDEDOWN - TRUST ME I'VE MADE THE MISTAKE OF COOKING THE TURKEY BREAST SIDE UP AND ITS ALWAYS DRY.- TENT THE ENTIRE TURKEY IN THE OVEN WITH ALUMINUM FOIL UP UNTIL THE FINAL 2 1/2 HOURS OF COOKING - 2 1/2 hours before its done take the tent off and FLIP the TURKEY BREAST SIDE UP (the best way to do this is having 2 people maybe more depending on the size and 2 of the same size pans and place one on top of the other and flip) - NOTE: TO GET A CRISP GOLDEN BREAST TURN UP THE OVEN AN EXTRA 125 DEGREES FOR 25-35 MINUTES.
- KEEP BASTING IN NATURAL JUICES EVERY 30 MINUTES - BASTE, BASTE, BASTE - BASTING IS KEY!
- This will be so flavorfull and juicy, your dinner guests will BE AMAZED.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 529.92 Kcal (2219 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 236.32 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 26.26g | 40% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 245.5mg | 82% | |
| Sodium | 534.95mg | 22% | |
| Potassium | 764.92mg | 16% | |
| Total Carbs | 1.25g | 0% | |
| Sugars | 0.26g | 1% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.3g | 1% | |
| Protein | 73.17g | 146% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.6mg | 1% | |
| Iron | 3.5mg | 19% | |
| Calcium | 44.8mg | 4% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 152.06 Kcal (637 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 67.81 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 7.53g | 40% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 70.45mg | 82% | |
| Sodium | 153.51mg | 22% | |
| Potassium | 219.5mg | 16% | |
| Total Carbs | 0.36g | 0% | |
| Sugars | 0.07g | 1% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.09g | 1% | |
| Protein | 21g | 146% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 1% | |
| Iron | 1mg | 19% | |
| Calcium | 12.9mg | 4% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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