How to Roast a Turkey in a Bag - Moistest Turkey Ever

Do you like moist Thanksgiving Turkey? Well do we have a recipe for you! Although I'm typically a traditional slow-turkey-roasting kind of guy, this year I want to try to use one of the famous Reynolds Oven Turkey bags. I've been told that it makes an extremely moist turkey and it has not disappointed. Check out our video for the perfect thanksgiving bird!
Check out our blog with ingredients and step-by-step here: www.jeffandjopr.com/post/turk...
Ingredients:
Turkey (12-16 lbs, thawed)
Brine:
1 gal water
1 gal chicken stock (1 gal water, 4 bouillon cubes)
1 c salt
½ c brown sugar
1 tbs peppercorns
6 cloves garlic
1 onion, quartered
10 bay leaves
Reynolds Kitchen Oven Bag
1 tbs flour
Rub:
4 oregano springs
8 cloves garlic
1 tsp salt
2 tbs vegetable oil
Aromatics:
5 carrots
3 cubanelle peppers
1 onion
1 bunch cilantro
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[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Hey everyone, quick note! As some of you more astute viewers have already pointed out, you need to cut 5-6 slits (~1/2 in long) in your oven bag, in order to prevent it from swelling up. I did this with my bag, but then just forgot to put it in the video >.< Sorry!

[@NataKnowsBest]

So smart! I always brine my chicken and turkeys. The brown sugar in the mixture sounds so good 👍 great job as usual

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Thank you!!! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@elbamaritza21]

Love it, I have used bags in the past and like how the turkey taste. But my favorite now is a roaster oven. It is a wonderful appliance and the turkey is very moist and delicious. Then I can use the oven for other things. Happy thanksgiving.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!!! Great to hear about the roaster oven, maybe we need to get one soon too 😂

[@rxlo1062]

Outstanding! Looks very delicious. 😋

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Thanks!!!

[@coronellopez7908]

Turkey! Love it! I also really like the paste. I am a fan of the bagged turkey method!!

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Yay!! Thanks for watching!!

[@BinaPgh412]

I really liked this! Can’t wait to try next week!

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Awesome!!

[@auroradejesus5667]

Hola Jeff love this video! Did you cut holes on the bag before placing in the oven? Than you again! Yummy 😋 🇵🇷🙏💕

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

OMG! Yes, I did (5-6 slits, 1/2 inch long) but I totally forgot to mention it in the video >.< Let me see if I can add a note in the video to warn people. Thanks so much for flagging that!!

[@auroradejesus5667]

@@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen thank you! 😃🇵🇷💕 you and wife are awesome!

[@aiddentapia3012]

Great job guys! Can you try and do a video on Coquito? It would be nice to be able to make some for the holidays!

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Yes! That’s one of the videos we are hoping to publish soon!! Stay tuned!

[@davidshortell9815]

I did this today. Big risk on such a special day... But epic outcome thankyou so much

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Nice! I love that you took the risk 🤗🤗 Way to go!

[@mildredbosque7147]

Never used the bag method Jeff but might give it a try. And many people brine the turkey but I love to season my turkey Tuesday night and leave it in the fridge seasoned and then cook it very early Thanksgiving day. I also put butter in my turkey under the skin this way it will keep the breast moist as it cooks. Thanks God until now my turkey never comes out to dry. Lol 🤣😉 And if it does come out dry there's always a little of cranberry sauce or gravy to make it taste less dry 😁 Thanks Jeff. Regards to Jo hoping she is fine. Happy Thanksgiving!! 🦃🦃

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Thanks! Jo’s family follows the same seasoning method as yours and the turkey is also delicious!!

[@carlac1295]

I noticed you didn’t cut any holes or slits in the bag before cooking. My mother told me to do this. Can you? Should you? Also how did you keep the legs together? Please reply, this is my only second time cooking a turkey since my mom always cooks it and she is getting too old to cook it every year!

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Hi there! Yes, use a knife to cut 5-6 slits, 1/2 inch long, into the oven bag. This will allow air to escape the bag, preventing it from popping. Use kitchen twine to tie the legs together.

[@Mrsveroship]

Can I sub in hojas de recao for the cilantro?

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Definitely! That will taste great as well. 😋

[@onetwothreedots]

We *DO NOT* recommend cooking food in plastic. Microplastics are carried into the food, and decrease in size when the meat is cooked or fried. The melted microplastics recrystallize upon cooling. Our public health mandate is to raise awareness of microplastic transference into food.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Thanks!

[@iheartutube3]

The oven bag isn’t the reason your turkey didn’t brown. I didn’t notice the use of any butter or olive oil on the outside and that’s pertinent to the browning and coloring of the skin. Others on KZbin have used bags and have very beautifully browned turkeys. Dry brining instead of wet brining will also aid in a crispier skin.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Thanks for the thoughts Joie! There was some oil in the rub, so I thought that would have covered that. But definitely think there's more to experiment with here.

[@SuzetteG316]

There is one glaring omission in your instructions that could be very harmful to people trying this based on your instructions - you forgot to mention that you MUST cut 4 one inch slits in the top of the bag before roasting your turkey. Otherwise the bag could burst. You really need to go back and add this to the video somehow.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Thanks!