Perfect Roast Turkey

Name: Perfect Roast Turkey
Prep time: 3 h 20 min
Cook time: 3 h 20 min
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 1 large bunch fresh thyme; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves; 1 head garlic, halved crosswise; 8 servings Kosher salt; 1 whole lemon, halved; 1 lemon, zested and juiced; 1 Spanish onion, quartered; 5 kilograms fresh turkey; 113 grams (1 stick) unsalted butter

Perfect Roast Turkey requires around 3 hours and 20 minutes from start to finish. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 685 calories, 88g of protein, and 34g of fat. This recipe serves 8. It is perfect for Thanksgiving. Plenty of people made this recipe, and 515 would say it hit the spot. Head to the store and pick up turkey, lemon, thyme 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. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and primal diet.

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Melt the butter in a small saucepan.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Add the zest and juice of the lemon and 1 teaspoon of thyme leaves to the butter mixture. Set aside.

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Thyme

Butter

Juice

Lemon

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 bunch of thyme, halved lemon, quartered onion, and the garlic.

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Garlic

Whole Turkey

Lemon

Onion

Thyme

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Roasting Pan

Brush the outside of the turkey with the butter mixture 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

Whole Turkey

Roast the turkey about 2 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when you cut between the leg and the thigh.

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Whole Turkey

Remove the turkey to a cutting board and cover with aluminum foil; let rest for 20 minutes.

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Whole Turkey

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Aluminum Foil