Herb-Roasted Turkey

Name: Herb-Roasted Turkey
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp minced fresh rosemary; 1 Tbsp minced fresh sage leaves; 1 Tbsp minced fresh thyme leaves; 3 Tbsps kosher salt; 1 lemon, quartered; 1 Tbsp finely grated lemon zest; 1 medium onion, quartered; 1 orange, quartered; 5 kilograms turkey, giblets and neck removed, at room temperature for 1 hour; 6 Tbsps (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

Need Head to the store and pick up turkey, orange, sage leaves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°F. Set a rack inside a largeroasting pan. Pat turkey dry with paper towels.Rub bird inside and out with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Turkey

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Paper Towels

Oven

Frying Pan

Place turkey on the rack in the pan. Using a fork,mix butter, lemon zest, rosemary, sage, andthyme in a small bowl. Rub herb butter over topof turkey and inside cavity.

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Lemon Zest

Rosemary

Butter

Whole Turkey

Sage

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Bowl

Frying Pan

Place onion, orange, and lemon insideturkey cavity. Tuck tips of wings under bird(this prevents them from burning during thelong roasting time).

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Orange

Lemon

Onion

Chicken Wings

Pour 4 cups water intopan. Roast turkey, uncovered, for 30 minutes.Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Basteturkey with pan juices; add more water ifneeded to maintain at least 1/4" liquid in thebottom of roasting pan. Continue roastingturkey, basting every 30 minutes and tentingwith foil if skin is turning too dark, until aninstant-read thermometer inserted into thickestpart 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

Water