Herb-Stuffed Turkey Roast

Ingredients

• Lemon Herb Butter

  • 1/4 cup (55 g) unsalted butter, softened 

  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 small clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1/2 lemon, the finely grated zest only

• Turkey Roast

  • 12 cups (3 litres) water
  • 1/3 cup (95 g) salt
  • 1/3 cup (70 g) lightly packed brown sugar
  • 1 tsp crushed black peppercorns
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 deboned turkey roast, about 4 lb (1.8 kg), with or without the skin, tied
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 lemon, the finely grated zest only
  • 2 1/2 cups (625 ml) chicken broth
  • 2 tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour
  • Salt and pepper