"Every year I try something different with my T-Day turkey. Usually it's an AB brine. This year I was determined to try his swan song Thanksgiving recipe.

I'll be honest, I was super scared of this. It didn't make any sense that the turkey could hold onto moisture if there was t any water to introduce. But AB hadn't ever let me down, so I forged "

"This is a great recipe. The principles AB teaches in this particular recipe can be parlayed into a variety of stew-like dishes. I use a similar cooking time with a beef base, sherry and shallots to create a phenomenal beef stroganoff.

I will say this, however: I don't use beef ribs--they're too fiddly and expensive in my area. Instead I use a ""