The Chef Shares His Tips For Cooking Turkey

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If you and your nearest and dearest love nothing more than a classic Christmas tradition, then it's likely you'll be cooking and serving up a turkey feast for lunch on December 25.

While the roast potatoes and pigs in blankets can often steal the show, the turkey is still pretty important and no one wants to be served meat that's dry and lacking in flavour.

But as we all know, this is a risk that comes with roasting a bird in the oven for a while. However, one top chef claims to have a hack to save you from a sub-standard dinner on Christmas Day - dubbing his technique for cooking turkey a 'game-changer'.

Oliver Marlowe, the owner and chef director at Ganymede, a restaurant in London says that you just need to do one thing on Christmas Eve that will make all the difference the next day.

Speaking to The Mirror, he said: "To make sure you don’t end up with a dry turkey on the big day, I’d recommend brining your bird in a 10% salt to water liquid mix overnight prior to cooking.

"The salt dissolves some of the muscle proteins, meaning the meat contracts less while in the oven so therefore it loses less moisture. It gives a game-changing depth of flavour, making it very difficult to overcook so there’s one less thing to worry about on the big day!"

The expert whipped up roasted sprouts with garlic, lemon and Parmesan, shredded sprouts with nuts and bacon, sprouts with cranberry butter, sprouts with a warm honey glaze and an Asian-style dressing to add to leftover Brussels sprouts on Boxing Day.

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The Chef Shares His Tips For Cooking Turkey

If you and your nearest and dearest love nothing more than a classic Christmas tradition, then it's likely you'll be cooking and serving up a turkey feast for lunch on December 25.