Roast Turkey

Name: Roast Turkey
Prep time: 3 h 25 min
Cook time: 3 h 25 min
Total time: 3 h 25 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 1 head garlic, halved; 1 sprig Several fresh herbs, such as, thyme, parsley, rosemary, or sage; 10 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 medium onion, quartered; 4 kgs turkey, neck and gizzards removed; 8 Tbsps unsalted butter (1 stick), melted

Roast Turkey is a gluten free and primal recipe with 10 servings. This main course has 452 calories, 56g of protein, and 24g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 25 minutes. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Thanksgiving. If you have bay leaves, onion, several sprigs herbs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert.

Instructions

Adjust a rack to lowest position and remove other racks. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Dry bird well with paper towels, inside and out. Salt and pepper inside the breast cavity and stuff the onion, garlic, herbs, and bay leaves inside. Set the bird on a roasting rack in a roasting pan; breast side up and brush generously with 1/2 the butter and season again with salt and pepper. Tent the bird with foil.

Ingredients you will need

Salt And Pepper

Bay Leaves

Butter

Garlic

Herbs

Onion

Equipment you will use

Paper Towels

Roasting Pan

Aluminum Foil

Oven

Roast the turkey for 2 hours.

Ingredients you will need

Whole Turkey

Remove the foil and baste with the remaining butter and some of the pan drippings. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F and continue to roast until an instant read thermometer registers 165 in the thigh of the bird, about 45 minutes more.

Ingredients you will need

Butter

Equipment you will use

Kitchen Thermometer