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golden roast turkey

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Vic Gatto
Nashville, TN

This is a pretty basic Roast Turkey recipe...It can be added to with brining or infusing spices. Wheather you do the old-fashioned or a new-twist. It all builds on the basic recipe.

(2 ratings)
yield 15 serving(s)

Ingredients For golden roast turkey

  • 16 lb
    turkey
  • 1 c
    butter, melted
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1/4 tsp
    pepper

How To Make golden roast turkey

  • 1
    Remove giblets and neck from turkey; wash, and set aside. Wash turkey thoroughly inside and out.
  • 2
    Pat dry with towels.
  • 3
    Remove any excess fat.
  • 4
    Prepare your choice of dressing.
  • 5
    Preheat oven to 325.
  • 6
    Spoon some of dressing into neck cavity of turkey.
  • 7
    Bring skin of neck over back; fasten with poultry pin.
  • 8
    Spoon remaining dressing into body cavity; do not pack.
  • 9
    Insert 4 or 5 poultry pins at regular intervals.
  • 10
    Lace cavity closed with twine, bootlace fashion and then tie.
  • 11
    Bend wing tips under body, or fasten to body with poultry pins.
  • 12
    Tie ends of legs together.
  • 13
    Insert meat thermometer in inside of thigh at thickest part.
  • 14
    Place turkey on rack in shallow roasting pan.
  • 15
    Brush with some butter; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • 16
    Roast uncovered and brushing occasionally with remaining butter and pan drippings; about 4 hours, or until meat thermometer registers 185.
  • 17
    Leg joint should move freely.
  • 18
    When turkey begins to turn golden, cover with a square of butter-soaked cheesecloth or a loose tent of foil, to prevent burning.
  • 19
    While turkey roasts, cook giblets and neck.
  • 20
    Place turkey on heated serving platter.
  • 21
    Remove cheesecloth or foil, twine, and poultry pins.
  • 22
    Let stand 20 to 30 minutes before carving.
  • 23
    Make gravy.
  • 24
    Notes: Approximate baking time is 18 minutes per pound.

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