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Best Thanksgiving Turkey

Best Thanksgiving Turkey

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Cook Time 3 hours
Course: Dinner
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 12.5 lb Turkey
  • 1.5 tbsp Fresh thyme minced
  • 2 tbsp Fresh sage minced
  • 3 tbsp Fresh parsley minced
  • 2 tbsp Fresh rosemary minced
  • 1 small head of garlic minced
  • 1 lb Grass fed butter room temperature
  • 2 Medium yellow onions quartered
  • 4-6 Carrots
  • 4-6 Stalks of celery (keep the butts)
  • 1 Large red Onion quartered
  • 1.5 lb Multi-colored, fingerling potatoes
  • 32oz turkey or chicken stock
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Equipment

  • Roasting pan
  • Cheese cloth

Method
 

Prepare the Turkey
  1. Preheat your oven to 350° F
  2. Remove innards from neck and body cavities. Set aside.
  3. Using paper towels, dry your turkey.
  4. Generously season bird (including cavities) with salt and pepper.
Prepare the Seasoned Butter
  1. Place all the butter in a bowl.
  2. Add all your minced herbs and garlic to the butter.
  3. Using your hands, mix the herbs evenly throughout the butter.
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Bringing it all Together
  1. Place all your veggies (except one of the quartered white onions) evenly across the bottom of your roasting pan.
  2. Place the turkey on top of the vegetables.
  3. Use 1/3 of your butter mixture and rub under the turkey skin. You will need to break through the fascia to be sure you're covering as much of the bird as possible.
  4. Place about 2 tbsp of the butter mixture, celery butts, and one quartered, white onion inside the body cavity.
  5. Rub the remaining butter mixture all over the skin and body of the bird.
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  6. Cover the turkey with the cheesecloth, pressing it into the butter evenly around the bird.
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  7. Sprinkle any remaining herbs, salt and pepper over the vegetables.
  8. Add enough broth to fill about 1/2 of the roasting pan.
  9. Bake for 3 hours (approx. 13 per lb), basting every 15 minutes for the last hour.