Asian Style Roasted Turkey
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5.0
24 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
2 hrs 15 mins
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Servings
9
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Calories
675 kcal
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Course
Main Course
Asian Style Roasted Turkey
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This Asian style roasted turkey use Asian spices to brine the whole turkey for a day or two before baking it in the oven.
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Ingredients
- 11.62 pounds whole turkey
- 1 cup water (add to the tray and vegetables to bake the whole turkey)
Asian Turkey Brine :
- 12 cups water
- 10 pieces star anise
- 1 teaspoon clove
- 4 sticks green onion
- 1 onion (Medium size)
- 8 slices ginger (2 oz, medium thick)
- 1 whole garlic
- 2 sticks cinnamon sticks
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 1 cup kosher salt
- 6 cups ice
Vegetables mix:
- 3 potatoes medium
- 4 carrots small
- 3 sticks celery
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil (Can use vegetable oil)
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper ( A pinch)
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Instructions
- Peel off one whole garlic and mash it a little bit.
- Cut a piece of ginger (2 oz) into 8 slices.
- Peel and cut a medium sized onion into half.
- Wash and cut 4 sticks of green onion into strips.
- Pour 12 cups of water into a big pot. Then, add 1 cup of kosher salt, 1 onion, 4 sticks of green onion, 8 slices of ginger, 2 sticks of cinnamon sticks, 10 pieces of star anise, 1 teaspoon of clove, 1 whole garlic and ½ cup of soy sauce. Next, turn on medium to high fire to boil them, until it's boiling. Then, turn to a small fire and simmer for 15-30 minutes.
- After that, add 6 cups of ice into the brine water and let it cool off. Remember to let the liquid completely cool down. Then, immerse the whole turkey ( I used 11.62 pounds) starting with the breast side for a few hours and turn the other side. Brine the turkey for a day and overnight in the refrigerator.
- Take the brined turkey out of the pot, use a paper towel to dry it and put it through the angel fruit cake stand. Cut up 3 potatoes, 4 carrots, 3 sticks of celery and mix them with 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, ⅛ teaspoon of salt and ⅛ teaspoon of black pepper. Then, lay the mixed vegetables around the tray.
- Preheat the oven for 425 F. Add one cup of water around the tray and vegetables. Bake the whole turkey at 425 F for an hour. Then, change the temperature to 350 F and bake around 1.5 hours until it reaches 165 F internal temperature.***(The baking time depends on the size of the turkey. Most of the time for non-stuffing turkey is every 13 minutes per pound and stuffing turkey is 15 minutes per pound. In this Asian turkey recipe, the turkey is 11.62 pounds. (11.62 pounds x 13 minutes)/60 minutes = 2.52 hours. I round up to 2.5 hours total bake time. Usually I roast it until the last 30 minutes. Then, I keep checking if it reaches 165 F internal temperature. Remember don’t over bake the turkey because it will be very dry.)
- Next, cover the whole turkey and rest for 5-10 minutes before cutting up.
Notes
- Clean the guts and take out the neck and rinse the turkey well
- Boil a pot of water. Then, add kosher salt, soy sauce and Asian spices. Wait until it’s boiling and turn the fire small. Then, let it simmer for 15-30 minutes, so it helps to release the Asian spices aroma.
- Add ice to the hot brine water in order to speed up the process of cooling off the brine water.
- Wait until the brine water completely cools off and immerses the whole turkey. Start with the breast side first for a day and flip the other side.
- Use paper towels to dry off the turkey.
- Add vegetables and water on the side of the tray.
- Bake at 425 F for an hour, then drop the temperature at 350 F for the rest of the time.
- After roasting the whole turkey, cover it with foil for about 5-10 minutes before cutting it up.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
675kcal
(34%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
94g
(188%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
299mg
(100%)
Sodium
13849mg
(577%)
Potassium
1415mg
(40%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
4822IU
(96%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
119mg
(12%)
Iron
7mg
(39%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 9Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 675 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 675kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 94g | 188% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 299mg | 100% |
| Sodium | 13849mg | 577% |
| Potassium | 1415mg | 30% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 4822IU | 96% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 119mg | 12% |
| Iron | 7mg | 39% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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