Juicy Herb-Roasted Turkey

⏱️ 5h 15m 👥 8 servings 📊 Hard
American main course
Juicy Herb-Roasted Turkey
Nutrition per Serving
687
Calories
88g
Protein
4g
Carbs
34g
Fat

Follow this recipe and will end with perfect, juiciest oven-roasted turkey. Seasoned with garlic-herb compound butter, this bird will be the star of your Thanksgiving table.

📝 Ingredients

  • 10 pound turkey fresh or thawed (washed and dried with paper towels)
  • coarse sea salt (to taste)
  • black pepper (freshly ground)
  • 1/2 cup a recipe of garlic-herb compound butter, shaped into a log, and sliced into 1/8 inch medallions
  • 6 cups wild and basmati rice turkey stuffing with cranberries, apples, bacon, and herbs ((in case you choose to stuff the turkey))
  • 1 cup onion chopped
  • 1 cup carrot chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups celery stalks chopped

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1Preheat the oven to 325°F.
  2. 2Put an oven bag on a roasting pan.
  3. 3Place the onions, carrots, and celery on the bottom of the bag.
  4. 4Put the butter medallions between the turkey skin and meet, and then in the cavity.
  5. 5Stuff the cavity with the rice mixture.
  6. 6Secure the turkey and place it inside the bag.
  7. 7Place some more butter on the breast.
  8. 8Tie the bag and roast the turkey, inside the bag, for 4.5 hours.
  9. 9Wait at least half hour to place the turkey on the serving plate.
  10. 10Reserve the drippings for the gravy.

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by Enri on enrilemoine.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.