Slow-Roasted Turkey

Name: Slow-Roasted Turkey
Prep time: 13 h 10 min
Cook time: 13 h 10 min
Total time: 13 h 10 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter (softened); 59 milliliters chopped fresh thyme; 59 milliliters chopped fresh sage; 2 teaspoons fine sea salt; 7 kilograms turkey (giblets removed); 2 larges yellow onions (quartered); 2 larges lemons (quartered); 355 milliliters dry white wine

If you want to add more gluten free and primal recipes to your recipe box, Slow-Roasted Turkey might be a recipe you should try. This main course has 714 calories, 94g of protein, and 32g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 12. It is perfect for Thanksgiving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 13 hours and 10 minutes. If you have butter, lemons, turkey, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Slow Roasted Turkey, Garlic and Rosemary Slow-Roasted Turkey, and Slow-Roasted Turkey Breast With Gravy.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Oven

Beat the butter together with thyme, sage and sea salt until well-combined.

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Sea Salt

Butter

Thyme

Sage

Rinse the turkey and pat it dry. With a butter knife, loosen the skin of the turkey from the flesh of the breast.

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Butter

Whole Turkey

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Butter Knife

Spread the herb butter between the skin and the meat of the turkey breast, and place the seasoned turkey on a rack in your roasting pan.

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Turkey Breast

Butter

Spread

Whole Turkey

Meat

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Roasting Pan

Stuff the turkey’s cavity with onions and lemons.

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Lemon

Onion

Whole Turkey

Pour wine into the pan.

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Wine

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Frying Pan

Roast the turkey for 45 minutes.

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Whole Turkey

Remove the turkey from oven, tent it with foil, and then return it to the oven.

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Whole Turkey

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Turn down the heat to 225 F, and slow roast it approximately twelve hours. Baste with pan juices every 2 to 3 hours.

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Frying Pan

Increase the heat to 375 degrees and continue roasting for twenty minutes or until the skin is a rich brown and the meat has reached an internal temperature of at least 185 F.

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Meat

Allow the turkey to rest for 30 minutes prior to carving.

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Whole Turkey