Spiced And Super Juicy Roasted Turkey

Ingredients

For the turkey:

10 pints 11 fluid ounces (6 liters) water

4 1/4-ounces (125 grams) table salt

3 tablespoons black peppercorns

1 cinnamon stick

1 tablespoon caraway seeds

4 cloves

2 tablespoons allspice berries

4 star anise

2 tablespoons white mustard seeds

7 ounces (200 grams) caster sugar

2 onions, quartered

1 (3-inch) piece ginger, cut into 6 slices

4 tablespoons maple syrup

4 tablespoons clear honey

Handful fresh parsley leaves, optional (only if you've got some parsley hanging around)

1 orange, quartered

1 (9 to 11 1/4-pound) (4 to 5-kg) turkey

For the basting glaze:

2 3/4 ounces (75 grams) butter

3 tablespoons maple syrup

Based On A Nigella Lawson Recipe

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