In this post, I am going to share with you my Mother's Roasted Turkey recipe. She has been making this type of turkey for years and its simple but yet delicious. It is juicy and crispy at the same time. I am honored to share this childhood filled memory recipe with you all. The things you will need are...
- Pre heat oven to 425 degrees
- Turkey
- Cheese cloth
- 1/2 cups of mayo
- 2 cups of butter
- 1/2 cups of mustard
- 1-2 apples
- 1-2 oranges
- 1 large onion
- 1 tbs of parsley
- 1 tbs of bay leaves
- 1/2 tbs of salt
- 1/2 tbs of pepper
Note: You will need to defrost your bare turkey for 3 days in the refrigerator.
1. Wash and dry your turkey with a paper napkin.
2. In a bowl, mix in the mayo and the mustard.
3. Melt the butter and pour into the bowl.
4. Add in the dry ingredients.
5. Mix all together.
6. Gently peel up the skin of the turkey.
7. Using the mixture, coat the turkey between the skin.
8. Once the inner is fully coated, coat the outside of the turkey.
9. Chop the onion, apples and peeled oranges into fourths.
10. Wrap the onion, apples and oranges in the cheese cloth and insert it into the turkey.
This is done so the inside of the turkey can be juicy and not become dry.
11. Tie the turkey legs together so nothing comes out while baking.
12. Place the turkey into the oven and cook per the pound instructions.
13. Bath turkey every 30 minutes with the juices that collects at the bottom of the tray. Turn turkey every hour so both sides get thoroughly cooked.
14. My turkey was 12 pounds so I cooked mine for 6 hours. When the turkey temperature reaches 180 degrees it is safe to say it is fully cooked.
15. Remove the inside cheese cloth and let cool before serving.
16. Happy Thanksgiving!
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