The Perfect Turkey

Ingredients

• Tukey: ⓘ
• 1 12-pound turkey
• Brine:
• 1 cup sugar ⓘ
• 1 cup kosher salt ⓘ
• 1 bunch sage ⓘ
• 1 bunch thyme ⓘ
• 3 tablespoons cracked black pepper ⓘ
• Turkey Stock: ⓘ
• turkey giblets, neck and other trimmings
• 1 onion, sliced ⓘ
• 1 stalk celery, sliced ⓘ
• 1 carrot, sliced ⓘ
• 2 cloves garlic, sliced ⓘ
• coarse salt and freshly ground pepper ⓘ
• 4 cups chicken stock ⓘ
• Herb butter (make day of roasting): ⓘ
• 8 tablespoons (one stick) softened unsalted butter ⓘ
• 1/4 cup EV olive oil ⓘ
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice ⓘ
• 1 tablespoon chopped shallot ⓘ
• 1 teaspoon chopped garlic ⓘ
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley ⓘ
• 1 tablespoon chopped chives
• 1 tablespoon chopped sage ⓘ
• 1 tablespoon chopped thyme