Moist Oven-roasted Turkey
photo by Chef RZ Fan
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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1 turkey
ingredients
- 1 turkey, thawed with giblets and neck removed
- 4 sprigs rosemary
- 4 sprigs thyme
- 4 sprigs sage
- 1 lemon, halved
- 1 apple, halved (I used a Braeburn)
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1⁄4 cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt (or to taste)
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper (or to taste)
- 1 reynolds turkey size oven cooking bag, if desired
directions
- Wash the turkey and pat it dry.
- Place all of the herbs, all the butter, half the lemon and half the apple into the body cavity.
- Place the other half of lemon and apple into the neck cavity.
- Truss the turkey with kitchen string or dental floss.
- Rub canola oil all over the turkey and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper.
- If you're using an oven bag, place the turkey in the bag at this point, following the directions on the box. I put about 1 tablespoon of water into the bag.
- Roast in a 350 degree oven until themometer inserted in the thigh reads 180 degrees.
- My 15-pound turkey took about 2 hours and 40 minutes.
- You may want to adjust the oven temperature to 325 if you're not using an oven bag.
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Reviews
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Thank you Suzy - 10 stars ! This was great, moist and dee-lish. I used an oven bag and a meat thermometer and our 14.6 lb Butterball took a bit over 3 hours to get to 180. Could have been my oven. Any way his was the best Thanksgiving Turkey we have EVER had and it looked beautiful too. My daughter took some pics and we will post them soon.
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This turned out great! I used foil to cover and uncovered the last 30 minutes or so to brown it. I did use a bit of onion, but otherwise stuck to the recipe. It did take closer to 4hrs for my 15 pounder to cook. When it was done I mashed the apple into the juices added flour, onion powder, lots of pepper and chicken broth to make a gravy. Yum!
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Great help for a turkey novice! I was inordinately pleased to find my grocery store had a little package of fresh 'poultry herbs'. Just enough of all 3 in this recipe. Somehow I forgot the lemon, but it still tastes great! I baked a 16 lb. turkey for just over 3 hours, and I did think some of the white meat got too dry, even in an oven bag. But I will use this easy method again!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
HappyMommy1422
Mandeville, Louisiana