The JUCIEST THANKSGIVING TURKEY Recipe~ Easy Roast Turkey for Beginners
I'm Tess and welcome to my Thanksgivingvideo recipe series. Come along and I'll
show you how I prep, season and roast aturkey. Stay tuned! (intro music)
If you haven't already, you may want tocheck out my previous video recipe on
how to brine a turkey. I will leave alink in the iCard above and in the show
more section below. And just a reminderthat you'll be able to find this recipe,
and a list of ingredients and much morein the show more section below. I've also
included links to where you can purchaseonline some of the ingredients and
equipment that I use in this videorecipe. If you have a chance please check
it out.
I'm starting by padding the turkey dry.Seasoning the inside cavity with some
salt and pepper.Now I'm stuffing the turkey cavity with
the mixture of onions, celery, lemons,garlic cloves, apples and sprigs of herbs.
These herbs are from my garden and are amixture of sage, parsley and thyme.
You can use whatever herbs that you like.Just fit the veggies and herbs in there
as best you can. You want the breast ofthe turkey to stand up. Having the turkey
cavity full will help cook the birdevenly.
For the rub I'm using a stick of roomtemp unsalted butter and some extra virgin
olive oiland this combination will make the skin
crispy and make it a nice golden brown.Adding some salt, black pepper, poultry
seasoning and some savory. You can usewhatever seasonings and herbs that you like.
Also giving this a squeeze of lemon.Mixing and creaming well with a fork
until all combined.
I gently separate the skin from theturkey by rubbing my hand between the
layer of skin. Be careful not to poke orpuncture the skin as best you can and if
it happens don't worry about it.You may need to break some membranes to
get the skin fully separated and don'tforget the sides and legs. Just get as
much as you can.
Take half of the season butter and rubbetween the skin and the turkey.
Get evenly coated as much as you can andagain don't forget the legs. Rub the
other half of the season butter all overthe entire outside of the turkey. Get the
turkey well evenly coated.This will add lots of flavor to the
turkey and form a beautiful crispygolden exterior. I did sneak a couple
whole sage leaves under the breast skinfor decoration.
I'm placing the remaining vegetables onthe bottom of the roaster so the turkey
will set up off the bottom.Placing the turkey on top, tucking the
wings under the turkey and binding thelegs with string (butchers twint). Keeping the legs and
wings close to the body and stuffing thecavity will help cook the turkey more
evenly and thoroughly.
Adding about a cup of water to thebottom and I may need to add more as the
turkey is roasting. Roasting at 350degrees Fahrenheit until done.
Internal temp of the turkey should be at 165degrees Fahrenheit at the thickest part
of the breast. My 16 and 1/2 pound turkeytook about three hours to cook. And a
couple more tips. Rotate the turkey 180degrees at halfway so it cooks evenly.
If you notice the skin is getting too brownduring baking,
you can temt the turkey lightly with apiece of foil. After removing from the
oven,let the turkey rest for about a half an
hour or up to an hour before carving. Iknow the waiting is the hard part!
The resting time gives the juices inside theturkey time to level out and
redistribute before carving.Remove the aromatics from the turkey
cavity, take off the leg strings andplate for the table. Remember to save all
the juices on the bottom and strain thebroth so you can make some turkey gravy.
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This is a video recipe to show beginners how to roast the perfect Holiday turkey. Roasting a turkey from start to finish! I'll show you how to prep, season and roast the perfect turkey for the most flavorful and juicy turkey meat. If you are a beginner in cooking please check out my video recipe on how to brine a turkey. If you follow these steps, your roast turkey will be a hit at the Holiday table. Enjoy. #turkey #roastturkey #holidayturkey #thanksgivingturkey #christmasturkey #turkeyrecipe #perfectturkey #recipes #tesscooks4u ***************************************** PAYPAL donations are greatly appreciated https://www.paypal.me/TessCooks4u ***************************************** ***************************************** PRODUCTS I AM USING ------ AFFILIATE LINK Tess Cooks4u Amazon Store https://www.amazon.com/shop/tesscooks4u ***************************************** OTHER RECIPE VIDEOS YOU MAY LIKE TO SEE How To Brine a Turkey Before Roasting ~ Brining Seasoning Thanksgiving Christmas Whole Turkey Recipe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOkYczBoXs4 How to Make Homemade Turkey Tetrazzini ~ Leftover Turkey Chicken Casserole Recipe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olfks1LhWZw&t=69s How to Make Homemade Chicken Cakes ~ Easy Leftover Rotisserie Chicken Recipe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_xExFYY_3Q Easy & Best Homemade Pumpkin Butter Recipe ~ Thanksgiving Collab https://youtu.be/NK-gPorCbJs Tess Cooks4u Recipes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVUQvM5eHhI&list=PLTnT2NPigV6zciVmHcAKdN5I6GpuWnGcX ***************************************** How to Roast the Perfect Turkey INGREDIENTS: 1 whole fresh turkey - My turkey was 16.65 pounds 2 onions 4-5 stalks celery 4-5 carrots 2 cloves garlic 1 granny smith apple 1 lemon fresh sage fresh thyme fresh parsley salt and pepper Seasoned butter: 1 stick softened butter 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp. poultry seasoning 1 tsp. savory 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. black pepper squeeze of lemon *Mix and cream above ingredient together ***Clean and brine turkey - refer to my "Brining Turkey" video recipe. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Pat turkey dry. Season inside cavity with salt and pepper. Stuff cavity with pieces of onion, celery, apple, lemon, garlic and sprigs of herbs. Gently separate skin from turkey. Take half of seasoned butter and rub between turkey and skin. Take remaining seasoned butter and rub outside of turkey. Place remaining veggies, fruit and herbs on bottom of roaster and place turkey on top. Tuck wings under bird. Bind together legs with butchers twine. Add 1 cup of water to bottom. Add more if needed during roasting. Roast turkey at 350 degrees until done. Internal temp of turkey should be at 165 degrees F at thickest part of breast. Turn turkey around 180 degrees in oven half way. Add more water if needed. Tent lightly with foil if turkey becomes too brown during roasting. Remove from oven, tent and let rest for 1/2 to 1 hour before carving. Enjoy. ***************************************** PRODUCTS I AM USING ------ AFFILIATE LINK Tess Cooks4u Amazon Store https://www.amazon.com/shop/tesscooks4u ***************************************** Follow TESS COOKS4U on Social Media: Please SUBSCRIBE to Tess Cooks4u: http://www.youtube.com/c/TessCooks4u YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClcWrXNVItYUqoExg_Y86AA FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/tesscooks4u WEBSITE: http://tesscooks4u.blogspot.com TESS COOKS4U AMAZON STORE: https://www.amazon.com/shop/tesscooks4u PAYPAL LINK: https://www.paypal.me/TessCooks4u EMAIL: tesscooks4u@gmail.com *****************************************