Perfect Roast Turkey

Name: Perfect Roast Turkey
Prep time: 3 h 5 min
Cook time: 3 h 5 min
Total time: 3 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 1 large bunch fresh thyme; 1 head garlic, halved crosswise; 8 servings Kosher salt; 1 lemon, halved; 1 Spanish onion, quartered; 5 kilograms fresh turkey; 4 Tbsps unsalted (1/2 stick) melted butter

Perfect Roast Turkey might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 747 calories, 105g of protein, and 33g of fat. This gluten free and primal recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours and 5 minutes. If you have onion, thyme, lemon, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lemon you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Thanksgiving.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Take the giblets out of the turkey and wash the turkey inside and out.

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Whole Turkey

Remove any excess fat and leftover pinfeathers and pat the outside dry.

Place the turkey in a large roasting pan. Liberally salt and pepper the inside of the turkey cavity. Stuff the cavity with the thyme, lemon, onion, quartered, and the garlic.

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Salt And Pepper

Garlic

Whole Turkey

Lemon

Onion

Thyme

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Roasting Pan

Brush the outside of the turkey with the butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Tie the legs together with string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the turkey.

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Salt And Pepper

Butter