How To Make Crispy Beer Roast Turkey
Add a new twist to your usual turkey with our flavorful beer-infused roast turkey! It’s also loaded with tasty seasonings and herbs for a heartier meal.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 6turkey,cutlets of drumsticks and thighs, washed and patted dry with paper towel
- 27ozlager,800ml bottle
- 8garlic cloves,crushed, smashed
- 1tbspvegetable stock powder
- 1tbspSalt,to taste
- 2thyme sprigs,finely chopped
- 1rosemary sprig,finely chopped
- 2tbspparsley,finely chopped
Instructions
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Place the turkey into a large baking dish.
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Pierce 1-inch slits through the turkey skin into the meat, about ½-inch deep.
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Pour in the beer, then add the crushed garlic, stock powder and salt.
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Turn the turkey skin side down, then cover with foil and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours or overnight. Rotate the turkey once while soaking in the brine.
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Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C | 390 degrees F.
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Drain half of the beer marinade, leaving the remaining liquid in the pan.
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Cover with foil and make sure the sides of the pan are completely sealed.
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Place into the oven, then roast for 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until the turkey is cooked through.
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Remove from the oven, uncover and rotate each portion.
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Change the oven setting to grill or broil on medium-high heat, then continue to roast until the skin is golden and crisp.
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Rotate to crisp the underside.
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Allow to rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
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Serve with gravy, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 7216.26kcal
- Fat: 282.21g
- Saturated Fat: 73.11g
- Trans Fat: 3.10g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 91.35g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 73.35g
- Carbohydrates: 12.85g
- Fiber: 0.38g
- Sugar: 3.55g
- Protein: 1083.40g
- Cholesterol: 3601.44mg
- Sodium: 6772.15mg
- Calcium: 571.81mg
- Potassium: 11273.99mg
- Iron: 43.43mg
- Vitamin A: 859.35µg
- Vitamin C: 4.72mg
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