Simple roast turkey. Place turkey, breast side up, on a roasting rack set inside the roasting pan. Simple, perfect roast turkey just like grandma used to make. Seasoned with salt and pepper, and basted with turkey stock, the flavors of the turkey really stand out.
You can have Simple roast turkey using 4 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Simple roast turkey
- You need 1 of turkey. we had a 12 pound bird..
- It’s 1/4 cup of unsalted butter.
- Prepare 1 of salt and pepper to taste.
- It’s 1 1/4 tsp of each dried thyme, poultry seasoning and garlic powder. feel free to use regular garlic..
Pat the turkey dry and place it on a roasting rack, breast-side up. Her turkey cooking method produces a roast turkey that is always perfectly done. The breast is never dried out, but tender and full of flavor. My roast turkey is one thing: simple.
Simple roast turkey step by step
First pull all the insides out your bird and keep for stock, gravy or dressing (stuffing) if you like. She just discarded them. Wash and pat the bird dry..
Next mix your butter with your seasonings and mix mix mix. Once completely mixed, run your finger between the skin and breast meat to loosen up the skin. Place one tablespoon of the mixture under the skin and rub to spread around. Smear the remaining butter over the bird and place in the roaster set at 300. Cook for about 2 hours and check for doneness. Now the bird wont brown to well so you can put it i the oven to brown some. Your bird will be fall off the bone tender when thru. Hope you enjoy her recipe..
It is un-stuffed and un-trussed; I don't brine or baste. I keep my cooking time shorter than most, but lengthen the resting period. Rating Place the turkey breast-side up in a roasting pan fitted with a v rack, taking care to tuck the wings under the bottom of the bird. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until shimmering. The trick to this minimalist roast turkey is allowing it to air-dry overnight in the refrigerator, resulting in supercrispy skin.
