A Simple Roast Turkey

Name: A Simple Roast Turkey
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps freshly ground black pepper; 2 celery stalks, coarsely chopped; 3 Tbsps kosher salt (optional); 3 Tbsps reduced-sodium soy sauce; 1 Tbsp mirin; 1 medium onion, quartered; 3 sprigs rosemary; 5 kilograms turkey, giblets and neck removed, at room temperature for 1 hour; 6 Tbsps (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, divided

A Simple Roast Turkey might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 618 calories, 84g of protein, and 29g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 10. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of pepper, butter, onion, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Thanksgiving.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°F. Set a rack inside a largeroasting pan.

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Oven

Frying Pan

Pour 4 cups water into pan. Patturkey dry with paper towels. Tuck tips of wingsunder bird. If turkey is not brined, rub bird insideand out with salt. Season inside and out withpepper and place on rack in pan.

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Whole Turkey

Water

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Paper Towels

Frying Pan

Place onionand celery in cavity. Rub 3 tablespoons butter overturkey. Roast turkey, uncovered, for 30 minutes.

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Butter

Celery

Whole Turkey

Dry Seasoning Rub

Meanwhile, stir remaining 3 tablespoons butter, soysauce, and mirin (or substitute store-boughtteriyaki sauce for soy sauce and mirin) in a smallsaucepan over medium heat until melted andsmooth.

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Soy Sauce

Butter

Mirin

Sauce

Add rosemary. Cover; keep glaze warmover lowest heat.

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Rosemary

Glaze

Reduce oven to 325°F. Baste turkey with panjuices; add more water if needed to maintainat least 1/4" liquid in pan. Roast for 30 minutes;baste with pan juices.

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Whole Turkey

Water

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Oven

Frying Pan

Brush lightly with glaze.

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Glaze

Continue roasting turkey, basting with panjuices and brushing with glaze every 30 minutes,and tenting with foil if turning too dark,until an instant-read thermometer inserted intothickest part of the thigh without touching boneregisters 165°F (juices should run clear whenthermometer is removed), about 2 3/4 hours total.

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Whole Turkey

Glaze

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Kitchen Thermometer