Roasted Whole Turkey. 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. Add chicken stock as needed so that the vegetables don't burn.
You can have Roasted Whole Turkey using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Roasted Whole Turkey
- Prepare of Turkey.
- You need of onion.
- Prepare of celery.
- Prepare of butter -softened.
- It’s of salt and pepper.
- Prepare of garlic powder.
- It’s of fresh herbs - rosemary, thyme, oregano.
Stuff the cavity with onion, thyme, rosemary, sage and garlic. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine and. Roast turkey is one of the most simple, satisfying meals and this recipe is no exception. Rub the turkey with butter, then sprinkle on poultry seasoning and leave uncovered for the first hour of cooking allows the skin to crisp.
Roasted Whole Turkey step by step
Remove turkey from package. Remove neck and organ bag..
Cut up onions and celery into large pieces and place in bottom of roasting pan..
Put dry turkey on top of onions and celery..
Rub butter all over turkey inside and out. Sprinkle salt, pepper and garlic powder over entire turkey. Stuff with fresh herbs..
Cover and bake at 325F for approximately 4 hours. Time will vary by weight..
Baste with juices made by turkey every 45 minutes. Basting is very important..
After 3 hours remove cover and continue roasting.
After it is done cooking remove from oven and let rest for at least 1/2 hour..
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Baste frequently to give the bird an even color while helping to seal in juices. Remove foil, brush with remaining butter. Keep turkey covered with aluminum foil so it will stay warm. Remove the turkey from the oven. Grab one side of the roasting rack with an oven mitt and tilt the whole pan so the liquids inside the turkey cavity run out into the pan. (These juices are used to make the gravy.) Then, lift the whole turkey (still on the rack) and transfer it to a clean cutting board.
