Best Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe Ever
It is the BEST Thanksgiving Turkey recipe that is juicy, tender, and succulent every time. Super easy, foolproof roast turkey also includes what you all must know about cooking a perfect turkey at home.
Turkey Thanksgiving Recipe
Ingredients
- Turkey chicken 10 pounds 5 kg
- Kosher salt
- Crush black pepper
- Herb butter ingredients
- 1 cup Butter
- 1 tbsp. Olive oil
- 1 cup Chopped parsley
- Crush garlic cloves 5
- Lemon zest of 2 lemon peel
- 4 tbsp. Lemon juice
- For stuffing the turkey cavity
- Onions, Carrots, Fresh thyme leaves, Celery Lemons & Apples.
Basting Glaze Ingredients.
- 4 tbsp. Lemon juice
- 2 tbsp. Vinegar
- 2 tbsp. Soy sauce
- 2 tbsp. Worcestershire
- 1 tbsp. Brown sugar
- 1 tbsp. Paprika powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450F
- Refrigerate turkey for three days before cooking. It makes turkey tender and flavorful
When you want to prepare turkey, leave it at room temperature before roasting. Pat dry with a kitchen towel so that all spices remain stick to the surface of the turkey bird
- Take softened butter in a bowl, add salt, pepper, crushed garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, basil, chopped parsley and mix well until all well combined
- Discard the giblets from the turkey cavity. Season with salt and black pepper
- Fill the cavity with your chosen fruits and vegetables. I used carrots, onions, celery, fresh thyme leaves, lemons, and crush garlic. You can also add apples and cranberries if you like.
- Tie the turkey legs with a string. Tuck the wings under the turkey bird body.
- Place turkey in a large baking tray or roast turkey tray. Drizzle some olive oil. And it's ready to go onto the oven
Notes
- Turkey breast becomes dry when cooking for a longer time.
- To keep it moist, we loosen the breast's skin from both sides with the help of the hands.
- Then stuff herb butter underneath on the upper sides of the breast. Do carefully, and skin must be intact.
- Stuff half of the herbed butter into the open space under the skin.
- Start gently massaging the herbed butter so that the breast is covered evenly.
- Apply remaining butter on the upper surface of the turkey bird, legs, and wings.
Why Olive Oil
Butter will not burn during roasting if you use olive oil. You can also refrigerate at this time.
- Cover turkey with a plastic wrap or aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight. You can cook the next day.
- Roast the turkey for 15 minutes at 450F.
- Take out baking tray. Brush leftover turkey juices in the baking tray to turkey. Afterward, Brush the basting glaze on the turkey. Decrease the temperature of the oven to 350F and bake again for 30 minutes. Cook for 2 and 1/2 hours.
- Check doneness with an instant-read thermometer. It must be 155-165 degrees. I removed it from the oven when its temperature reached 160C, and after the rest of 30 minutes, it raised to 165C.
- After each 1/2 hour, take out the turkey tray and baste with turkey pan juices and glaze.
- 12 After 2and 1/2 hours, carefully remove the turkey from the baking tray and rest for 1/2hour on the cutting board. When the meat relaxes, it will absorb all its juices and flavor to make it tender, succulent, and flavorsome.
So, enjoy your thanksgiving dinners with this delicious roast turkey recipe. Your loved ones will love this delicacy for sure.
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