Roast Thanksgiving Turkey
I used red wine instead of white, and it was delicious! Very moist. Made it for a friends pre-thanksgiving dinner.
Open in Cookpad AppCooking Instructions
- 1
Start by thawing the turkey
- 2
Take out the neck and giblets from inside the turkey
- 3
Drain juices and pat turkey with paper towels
- 4
Rub salt all over turkey
- 5
In a big bowl, put the following ingredients: Wine, Water, Orange Juice, Carrots, Rosemary and Thyme.
- 6
Place the turkey in a big plastic bag, or if you don't have a big enough plastic bag, just place it in a pan, or a bowl.
- 7
Leave the turkey in the fridge for 24 hours, rotating it from time to time.
- 8
Preheat oven to 325?F
- 9
Remove turkey from the plastic bag and place it with the wine mixture in a large turkey pan.
- 10
If you will add stuffing to your turkey, this is the time to do it. If you are not stuffing it, put a big onion in the turkey's cavity.
- 11
Cover the pan with foil, with the shiny side facing down.
- 12
Cook for 1.5 to 2 hours with the foil on.
- 13
Take the foil off, and finish roasting the turkey. See bellow the full amount of roasting time for your turkey.
- 14
It is a good idea to base the turkey every 30 minutes. You can either use a large spoon or a baster.
- 15
30 minutes before the Turkey is ready, you may want to rub butter all over turkey so it gets a good golden color.
- 16
Here are the guidelines for Thawing and Roasting a turkey:
- 17
10 to 18 lbs: Thaw in refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. Thaw in cold water for 5 to 9 hours. Roast unstuffed for 3 to 3-1/2 hours. Roast stuffed for 3-3/4 hours to 4-1/2 hours.
- 18
18 to 22 lbs: Thaw in refrigerator for 4 to 5 days. Thaw in cold water for 9 to 11 hours. Roast unstuffed for 3-1/2 to 4 hours. Roast stuffed for 4-1/2 to 5 hours.
- 19
22 to 24 lbs: Thaw in refrigerator for 5 to 6 days. Thaw in cold water for 11 to 12 hours. Roast unstuffed for 4 to 4-1/2 hours. Roast stuffed for 5 to 5-1/2 hours.
- 20
24 to 30 lbs: Thaw in refrigerator for 6 to 7 days. Thaw in cold water for 12 to 15 hours. Roast unstuffed for 4-1/2 to 5 hours. Roast stuffed for 5-1/2 hours to 6-1/4 hours.
- 21
The turkey is done when the internal temperature reaches 165?F (75 degrees C) at the thigh.
Reactions
Similar Recipes
-
Roast Turkey Roast Turkey
The British Embassy in Japan is hosting a campaign called "Food is GREAT: A Taste of Britain" for people to experience British cooking firsthand. There is more information on Facebook.http://www.facebook.com/oishii.igirisuYou can also use ground pork instead of sausage meat. After seasoning with salt and pepper, let it sit for 30 to 60 minutes before baking. Please spoon the cooked juices over the meat as it's baking. The opening where the turkey was stuffed will burn easily, so please cover with aluminum foil. You can optionally use carrots, onions, or turnips to accompany the turkey. Recipe by British Embassy
-
Roast Turkey Roast Turkey
This is how my mother did her turkey this year. There is no set quantity so its down to you.
-
-
Traditional Roasted Turkey Traditional Roasted Turkey
I've been roasting turkeys for several years now, and not a just on thanksgiving. While I will say that smoking a turkey is the absolute best you can get (yes, even over frying), sometimes you want those traditional autumn flavors of sage and thyme with salty crackly turkey skin that comes from a traditional roasting process. I use a dry brine and place a compound butter under the skin to give the meat an extra layer of herbed flavor. The turkey is spatchcocked, which not only cuts down the cooking time and exposes the skin for crisping that typically get soggy with a whole bird roast, but it allows the turkey to lay flat so you can fit other things in the oven while it's cooking.
-
Simple roast turkey Simple roast turkey
My daughter wanted to try her hand at the big bird this year so grandpa went and got his baby a turkey. Because im not comfy with her using the oven, she got to use an old fashioned table roaster which works quite well might i add. Her bird came out great.
-
Roasted Whole Turkey Roasted Whole Turkey
A great juicy and flavorful recipe that makes the turkey brown beautifully.
-
-
-
Roasted Whole Turkey Roasted Whole Turkey
I love how the salt holds in the juices n moisture of the turkey. Plus i use the gibblets n neck to make a homemade stock/gravy to go wit the turkey, just an idea to try.
-
Comments (14)