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Oven Roasted Turkey

This Oven Roasted Turkey is the best signature-style turkey recipe. It is juicy and has a crispy skin enriched with flavors. The gravy adds more sophistication to the taste of this turkey.  This oven-roasted turkey recipe infuses flavors and ensures the juicy goodness you crave. 
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 15 lb Turkey
  • 10 tbsp Butter
  • 2 tsp Garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp Fresh Sage Leaves finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp Fresh Rosemary finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp Fresh Thyme finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup Fresh Parsley Leaves finely chopped
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 1 Onion peeled and quartered
  • 1 Lemon quartered
  • 1 cup Assorted Herbs: whole sprigs to stuff inside the turkey
  • 3 cup Chicken or Turkey Broth
  • Optional Garnishes: assorted herbs, fresh cranberries, seckel pearsassorted herbs, fresh cranberries, seckel pears

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
  • Remove the turkey from the refrigerator; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Tuck the turkey wings under the body.
  • Place the butter, garlic, sage, rosemary, thyme, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste in the bowl of a food processor. Blend until smooth.
     
  • Season the cavity of the turkey with salt and pepper, then stuff with the onion, lemon and assorted herbs. Tie the turkey legs together with kitchen twine.


  • Rub the herb butter all over the outside of the turkey and under the skin of the breast. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Place the chicken broth in a medium saucepan on the stove and keep warm over low heat.

  • Place the turkey in a roasting pan and bake for 45 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and continue roasting, basting the turkey every 30 minutes with the chicken broth, until the turkey is done. This will take approximately 3 hours and you'll know that the turkey is done when a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the turkey thigh registers 165 degrees F.
  • If the turkey seems like it's getting overly browned during the cooking process, cover it with foil
  • Remove the turkey from the oven and tent loosely with foil. Let the turkey rest for 25 minutes. Slice, then serve.

Notes

  1. You can make this recipe with a turkey larger than 15 lbs, simply add 15 minutes more to the cooking time per pound.
  2. It's best to cook your turkey on a rack or on a bed of vegetables to help keep it from sitting in all the juices in the bottom of the pan.
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