Holiday Turkey Roast (The Best)

Ingredients

• Brine

  • 12 cups (3 litres) water
  • 1/4 cup (60 g) salt
  • 3 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp crushed black peppercorns
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 deboned turkey roast, about 4 lb (1.8 kg), with or without skin

• Stuffing

  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup (25 g) frozen or fresh cranberries
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1/4 lb (115 g) ground pork
  • 1 pear, cored and chopped
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) fortified wine (such as port, sherry, Marsala)
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) chicken broth
  • 2 tbsp breadcrumbs
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg
  • Vegetable oil, for drizzling

• Gravy

  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups (500 ml) chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) fortified wine (such as port, sherry, Marsala)