Triple Citrus Buttered Turkey

Name: Triple Citrus Buttered Turkey
Prep time: 5 h 45 min
Cook time: 5 h 45 min
Total time: 5 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 leeks, green parts only; 1 lemon; 1 lime; 1 orange; 5 kilograms frozen turkey, thawed; 1 stick unsalted butter, softened

Need a gluten free and primal main course? Triple Citrus Buttered Turkey could be a great recipe to try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 810 calories, 105g of protein, and 39g of fat each. This recipe covers 39% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up kosher salt and pepper, turkey, orange, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the unsalted butter you could follow this main course with the Almond Milk Chocolate Pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 5 hours and 45 minutes.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Let the turkey sit at room temperature, covered, for 30 minutes to come to temperature before preparing.

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Whole Turkey

Zest and juice the lemon, lime and orange. Reserve the juice for another use and set the rinds aside.

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Orange

Juice

Lemon

Lime

Mix the butter with the citrus zest and salt and pepper to taste. Rub the seasoned butter all over the turkey, inside and out, as well as under the skin.

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Salt And Pepper

Butter

Whole Turkey

Dry Seasoning Rub

Put the citrus rinds and leeks into the cavity. Tie up the legs and put the turkey, breast-side up, onto the rack in a roasting pan.

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Whole Turkey

Leek

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Roasting Pan

Pour 2 cups water into the pan and roast, basting with the pan juices every 15 to 20 minutes. Cook until the internal temperature taken from the thickest part of the thigh is 170 degrees F, 15 to 20 minutes per pound.

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Water

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Frying Pan

Remove the turkey from the oven and let it rest for 20 minutes before carving. Reserve about 1 1/2 cups turkey and 1/2 cup of the pan drippings for another use if desired, such as the Round 2 Recipe Thanksgiving Pie.

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Whole Turkey

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Oven

Frying Pan