Turkey: Roasted Turkey
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
1 turkey
1 roasting pan
oil
pastry brush
meat thermometer -- (optional)
aluminum foil
Recipe
1.Wash turkey, cleaning out cavities and reserving "gizzard" (heart,
liver, neck etc) for another use. Pat dry. Preheat oven to .
2.Put turkey into roasting pan and brush skin with vegetable oil (use
a pastry brush). Put turkey, uncovered, into oven and roast for about
45 minutes to 1 hour, until skin is browned. Cover with foil or top
of roasting pan and cook for another 3-4 hours, depending on size of
turkey.
3.Check meat for doneness by inserting a large two-pronged fork into
the thigh. If it is done, the juices should run clear. They will be
pink if not done.
4.Carve the turkey however you like and serve. Enjoy!
5.Note: when everyone is sitting around holding their bellies, I sneak
back into the kitchen and cut what is left of the turkey off of the
bone. I separate the meat into breast slices for dinners, white meat
that is too small for dinner slices, and dark meat. You can throw all
of the bones and other turkey leftover into a stock pot or crock pot,
cover with water, add some salt, pepper and thyme and let it simmer
for 3-4 hours on the stove, or longer in a crockpot. When done,
strain and reserve the stock, and cut remaining meat from bones. It
is AMAZING how much meat you can get even from a well-picked turkey.
You can pressure can the stock, or you can freeze it or just
refrigerate and make some more delicious meals with it. See below for
more ideas.
Roasting a turkey is pretty easy. I have provided some basic
instructions here, you can find more detailed info on the Butterball
recipe site.
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