Ingredients (nutrition)
- 6 lb dressed turkey
- kosher salt and ground pepper
- turkey dressing
- vegetable oil
- dried herbs and spices of choice: sage, thyme, garlic powder, onion powder
- turkey gravy
Preparation (instructions)
- Rinse turkey under cold running water.
- Drain on kitchen paper towel, inside and outside of the turkey.
- Remove any fat from turkey and sprinkle salt and pepper in the cavity.
- To stuff turkey, stuff the neck cavity loosely with dressing.
- Fasten it to body with poultry skewer.
- Stuff body cavity loosely with dressing.
- Lay turkey with breast side up on a waxed paper and pull legs close the the body.
- Tie ends together with cotton string.
- Fold wings under bird.
- Brush oil on turkey surface and sprinkle choice of herbs and spices.
- Insert a meat thermometer in the inner thigh area near the breast.
- Preheat oven to 325 degree F.
- Cover turkey loosely with aluminum foil.
- Lightly tuck foil around all sides of turkey.
- Roast turkey until thermometer register at 180 degree F.
- Remove aluminum foil 30 minutes before turkey is completely done.
- Transfer turkey on a carving board and cover loosely with aluminum foil and allow to rest for 12 minutes before carving.
- Serve with turkey gravy.
Servings: 18
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