A Simply Perfect Roast Turkey

Name: A Simply Perfect Roast Turkey
Prep time: 4 h 30 min
Cook time: 4 h 30 min
Total time: 4 h 30 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 24 servings salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 2 liters prepared stuffing; 1 liters turkey stock; 118 milliliters unsalted butter, softened; 8 kilograms whole turkey

A Simply Perfect Roast Turkey might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe makes 24 servings with 514 calories, 56g of protein, and 24g of fat each. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of turkey, stuffing, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the stuffing you could follow this main course with the Gluten Free Cornbread for Stuffing or Dessert as a dessert. It will be a hit at your Thanksgiving event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 4 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

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Oven

Place rack in the lowest position of the oven.

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Oven

Remove the turkey neck and giblets, rinse the turkey, and pat dry with paper towels.

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Turkey Necks

Whole Turkey

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Paper Towels

Place the turkey, breast side up, on a rack in the roasting pan. Loosely fill the body cavity with stuffing. Rub the skin with the softened butter, and season with salt and pepper. Position an aluminum foil tent over the turkey.

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Salt And Pepper

Stuffing

Butter

Whole Turkey

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Aluminum Foil

Roasting Pan

Place turkey in the oven, and pour 2 cups turkey stock into the bottom of the roasting pan. Baste all over every 30 minutes with the juices on the bottom of the pan. Whenever the drippings evaporate, add stock to moisten them, about 1 to 2 cups at a time.

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Stock

Whole Turkey

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Roasting Pan

Oven

Remove aluminum foil after 2 1/2 hours. Roast until a meat thermometer inserted in the meaty part of the thigh reads 180 degrees F (80 degrees C), about 4 hours.

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Meat