Sugar-and-Spice Cured Turkey

By tcasteel2000

Ingredients

• 1 (12-pound) whole turkey
• 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp. kosher or coarse-grain sea salt
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp. ground allspice
• 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp. ground mace
• 1 lg. onion, quartered
• 28 oz.low-sodium chicken broth
• Additional chicken broth
• 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
• Garnishes; fresh rosemary sprigs, apple slices, nuts

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation

Remove giblets and neck; rinse turkey with cold water. Pat dry. Tie legs together with string; tuck wingtips under. Combine brown sugar and next 6 ingredients. Rub over turkey. Cover with plastic wrap; chill 8 hours.

Place turkey on a rack in a roasting pan, breast side up. Arrange onion quarters around turkey. Pour 2 cans broth in bottom of pan.

Bake, loosely covered with foil, at 325° for 1 1/2 hours. Uncover and bake 1 1/2 more hours or until meat thermometer registers 180°. (Cover with foil to prevent excessive browning, if necessary.) Remove onion; discard, reserving pan drippings. Let turkey stand 15 minutes before carving.

Combine pan drippings and enough chicken broth to equal 2 cups in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour, and cook, whisking constantly, 5 minutes or until thickened. Serve with turkey. Garnish, if desired.