Asian Style Turkey~
Asian Style Turkey~
Ingredients:
One Turkey 12-13 pounds
Raw salt 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup water 2-3 liter
One big piece ginger one head garlic bay leaves..3-5 Sichuan pepper & star anise half cup
Seasonings:
1-Fermented red bean curd 2 pieces
2- Five spice powder 1tbsp turmeric 1 tbsp
3- Korean bbq sauce 3 tbsp
4- Saki 1 cup
5- sesame oil ，Mirin , half cup each
Side dish ingredients:
1- medium size Fresh Shitaki mushroom 25-28pieces...400 gm
2- Brussels Sprouts 200 -250gm
3- One package bacon 375-400 gm
4-garlic 4-5 cloves
5-peeled carrots 250 gm
6- 5 shallots
7- 2 leeks
8- one package of chicken broth 900 ml
9- starch 2 tbsp （Mix with 3tbsp water )
Steps~
1- Thaw frozen turkey at least 24 hours ahead....
-remove the routine in , put it onto a pot or plastic bag and thaw inside the fridge at least 24 hours till it is soft
2-wet brine the rinse turkey with a big pot of water(2-3 liters of water) filled with salt, sugar, ginger, garlic, Sichuan pepper, star anise 12-15Hours
⁃ *note..water all over the turkey.
3- drain and rinse the turkey, use kitchen towel to dry the turkey inside and out, ready to marinate
4- mix all seasonings, apply evenly all over the turkey inside and out for 5 hours
5-Preparation of veggies....
⁃ remove the hard stem of the fresh mushroom and cut each into half, rinse and drain , one leek cut into short pieces, peel and cut celery stems into long pieces, peeled carrots cut into half ,wash baby cauliflowers and slice into long pieces, peel shallots and chopped, all set aside.
6- heat wok and sauté shallots till fragrant, add mushrooms and all veggies except baby cauliflowers , sauté 1 minutes ,set aside.
7- preheat oven 450F for 10 minutes.
8- cut one leek into pieces and wrap with some bacon slices ,then put all inside the turkey cavity , and tie the opening with bamboo stick . Put the rest bacon slices evenly all over the back of the turkey. Ready the roast pan, it is ready to roast.
9- put the cauliflower pieces at the bottom of the roasting pan with sauté veggies, , pour chicken broth over ,then place the turkey over the roasting rack with back face up, which allows the fat and juices from the top run into the breast meat for the first roasting half hour. Roast 450F 30 minutes.
10- Carefully push out the roasting pan after half hour, carefully flip the turkey over ,put the bacon slices back and wrap the whole roasting pan with foil .Re roast it the rest of the way with 400F for two hours.
11- after two hours, open the foil and use meat thermometer to test the temperature inside the turkey tights.
12- the turkey should be done when the temperature is reached 165F .
13- open the foil, re-oil the top with the juice from the roasting pan , and roast 450F 10 -15minutes more for crispy effects.
14- carefully take out the turkey, rest 30 minutes more to seal the juice and for easy slicing before serve.
