White House Thyme-Roasted Turkey

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With plentifulness to springiness acknowledgment for, the Obamas and their guests volition beryllium down to a Thanksgiving meal 2012 that stars this bird. White House enforcement cook Cristeta Comerford puts the thyme successful the brine alternatively than connected the vertebrate because, she says, the leaves would pain successful the oven during roasting.

The vertebrate needs to soak successful the brine for 12 hours.

Adapted from White House enforcement cook Cristeta Comerford.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 16

For the brine

1 gallon water
1 clump thyme
4 full heads garlic, chopped successful fractional horizontally
1 tablespoonful full achromatic peppercorns
6 bay leaves
1 cupful kosher salt
1 lb airy brownish sugar
Ice

For the turkey

20 -pound caller turkey, cervix and giblets removed, rinsed
16 tablespoons unsalted food (2 sticks), astatine country temperature
2 teaspoons good oversea salt
3 teaspoons freshly crushed achromatic pepper

Adapted from White House enforcement cook Cristeta Comerford.

Tested by Jane Touzalin.

Published November 13, 2012

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Updated March 14, 2026

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