Brian Snow is a Modern Husband. He makes meal plans and cooks for the family, does the majority of the laundry, handles most of the school drop-offs and pickups, and shares the mental load of managing the kids’ after-school activities.
Like most other Modern Husbands, Brian and his partner are a busy dual-career couple. Brian's official work title is Strategic Systems Customer Advocate (Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division), a leadership role after years as a rocket scientist.
Brian is one of my greatest friends. This past New Year's he prepared a meal that included the best oven roasted turkey I've ever eaten. Below is the recipe.
Brined and Oven Baked Juicy Turkey Ingredients
Brine Ingredients
1 gallon water (16 cups; 128 ounces), plus additional as needed
8 cups apple juice (1/2 gallon; 64 ounces), or apple cider
1 ¼ cups kosher salt (not table salt)
½ cup brown sugar
4 bay leaves
2 tablespoons black peppercorns
2 tablespoons dried rosemary
2 teaspoons allspice berries or 1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
2 peels of 2 large oranges
8 big, heaping cups of ice or 8 cups of cold water
Turkey Ingredients
1 uncooked turkey up to 16 pounds
Canola oil
Kinder's® Buttery Poultry Blend Rub
1-2 finely white onions
Brined and Oven Baked Juicy Turkey Recipe
Brine the turkey overnight [detailed instructions]
Rinse and pat dry after fully brined
Rub or spray with canola oil
Season with Kinder's® Buttery Poultry Blend Rub
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Stuff with 1-2 finely diced onions
Bake until the internal temperature of the breast is 165 degrees
Baste with melted butter every 30 min
Keep loosely tented with foil while cooking
Rest for 20 minutes
On a side note, he had a bunch of carrots left over from the day before, so I prepared glazed carrots using this recipe.
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