Brined Oven Roasted Turkey
This turkey recipe is easy, delicious, moist, it's just simply amazing. Crispy skin with a tender juicy inside. Adding a simple herb garlic butter under the skin, then filling the inside with onion and herbs knocked it right out of the ball park. this perfect oven roasted turkey will become a staple for your thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter turkey recipes.
You Will Need
2. 3 Garlic Cloves.
3. 1 Sprigs fresh Rose Mary
4. 1 Sprigs fresh Thyme
6. One Onion (cut in half)
Directions
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Wash and prep the actual bird, removing all of the innards and extra skin. Set Giblets aside to make the best Giblet Gravy.
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Make your Turkey Brine
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Get a large stock pot or pot big enough to hold your turkey and soak in Brine for 21 hours.
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Remove turkey from brine Thoroughly rinse with cold water.
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Pat your turkey dry with a paper towel
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Take your fingers (rings off) and slip them under the skin, loosing the skin around the entire breast and up into the legs.
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Add all of our Herb Butter under the skin of the turkey and around the legs.
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Place 1 sprigs of fresh thyme and 1 sprigs of rosemary under the skin.
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Cut onion in half and place inside the turkey along with 3 whole garlic cloves.
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Cover the breast with aluminum foil. (so they do not get over cooked.
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Turn your oven on 250 and bake/roast 7 to 8 hours. Take foil off half way through cooking to brown evenly.
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Once done, let rest 15 minutes, before carving. Make our Turkey Gravy and ENJOY!~
What Can You Serve With Turkey?
To Baste or not to baste Turkey?
Basting the turkey is up to you, some say do, others say don't. I do, except in the middle of the night. Let's face it, I'm not getting up all overs of the night to soak my turkey in broth without even a thank you. (lol) It's just not necessary. It's going to be fantastic either way.. but make sure to save the broth (pan drippings) for our incredible Turkey Gravy!
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