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Sugar-And-Spice Cured Turkey
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 180 Minutes
Ready In: 200 Minutes
Servings: 10
This flavorful, succulent turkey is marinated overnight in a brown sugar rub.
Ingredients:
1 (12 lb) turkey
1/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
2 tablespoons kosher salt or 2 tablespoons coarse-grain sea salt
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground mace
1 large onion, quartered
2 (14 ounce) cans low sodium chicken broth
additional chicken broth, as required
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Directions:
1. Remove giblets and neck; rinse turkey with cold water.
2. Pat dry.
3. Tie legs together with string; tuck wingtips under.
4. Combine brown sugar and next 6 ingredients.
5. Rub over turkey.
6. Cover with plastic wrap; chill 8 hours.
7. Place turkey on a rack in a roasting pan, breast side up.
8. Arrange onion quarters round turkey.
9. Pour 2 cans broth in bottom of pan.
10. Bake, loosely covered with foil, at 325°F for 1 1/2 hours.
11. Uncover and bake 1 1/2 more hours or until meat thermometer registers 180°F.
12. (Cover with foil to prevent excessive browning, if necessary.) Remove onion; discard, reserving pan drippings.
13. Let turkey stand 15 minutes before carving.
14. Combine pan drippings and enough additional chicken broth to equal 2 cups in a saucepan over medium heat.
15. Whisk in flour, and cook, whisking constantly, 5 minutes or until thickened.
16. Serve with turkey.
By RecipeOfHealth.com