This deliciously moist roasted turkey is surprising in its ease of preparation. Exactly what you remember from Thanksgiving dinners of old only better. While you can prepare this turkey recipe without the brining step, we highly recommend you give it a try as this process produces wonderfully succulent meat. When set on the table, this beautiful bird is guaranteed to elicit oohs and aahs.
Special Diets:
Ingredients
Method
Brine turkey overnight (at least 12 hours) by submerging it completely in a salt water solution made from a ratio of 1/2 cup salt to 1 gallon water. (Alternately, you may brine the turkey for 4 hours using a ratio of 1 cup salt to 1 gallon water).
Rinse turkey well and pat dry.
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Combine thyme, carrots, celery and onions together in a medium bowl.
Stuff turkey cavity with the vegetable mixture and scatter any remaining vegetables around the bottom of a roasting pan.
Pour broth and wine over vegetables.
Arrange a rack over vegetables in the pan and arrange turkey on the rack, breast side down.
Brush half of the butter over turkey, then season with pepper.
Reserve remaining butter for later use.
Roast turkey for 2 hours, breast-side down, basting once.
Remove from the oven and turn turkey breast-side up, being careful not to pierce the skin.
Brush turkey with remaining butter and season again with pepper.
Return turkey to the oven and continue roasting until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh reaches 165F, about 2 hours more.
Set turkey aside to let rest for 30 minutes, then carve and serve, drizzled with the pan drippings.
Nutritional Info
Serving Size
Calories
450
Total Fat
Saturated Fat
Cholesterol
Sodium
Total Carbohydrate
Dietary Fiber
Total Sugars
Protein
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