A SIMPLY PERFECT ROAST TURKEY RECIPE | ALLRECIPES
Simple, perfect roast turkey just like grandma used to make. Seasoned with salt and pepper, and basted with turkey stock, the flavors of the turkey really stand out. Stuff with your favorite dressing.
Provided by Syd
Categories Meat and Poultry Turkey Whole Turkey Recipes
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours 0 minutes
Yield 24 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place rack in the lowest position of the oven.
- Remove the turkey neck and giblets, rinse the turkey, and pat dry with paper towels. Place the turkey, breast side up, on a rack in the roasting pan. Loosely fill the body cavity with stuffing. Rub the skin with the softened butter, and season with salt and pepper. Position an aluminum foil tent over the turkey.
- Place turkey in the oven, and pour 2 cups turkey stock into the bottom of the roasting pan. Baste all over every 30 minutes with the juices on the bottom of the pan. Whenever the drippings evaporate, add stock to moisten them, about 1 to 2 cups at a time. Remove aluminum foil after 2 1/2 hours. Roast until a meat thermometer inserted in the meaty part of the thigh reads 165 degrees F (75 degrees C), about 4 hours.
- Transfer the turkey to a large serving platter, and let it stand for at least 20 to 30 minutes before carving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 662.6 calories, CarbohydrateContent 13.7 g, CholesterolContent 211.4 mg, FatContent 33.8 g, FiberContent 0.9 g, ProteinContent 72.2 g, SaturatedFatContent 10.4 g, SodiumContent 709.5 mg, SugarContent 2 g
COOKING THE TURKEY | TURKEY RECIPES | JAMIE OLIVER RECIPES
It’s game time, and your timings are key. Remembering to work out enough time for the bird to come up to room temperature, to cook, and to rest for 2 hours will determine when you start cooking and when you eat. Plan ahead!
Total Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Yield 12 with lots of leftovers
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Click here for how to prep your bird...
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4.
- You want to cook a higher-welfare bird for 25 to 30 minutes per kilo, and a standard bird for 35 to 40 minutes per kilo. Higher-welfare birds generally have more intramuscular fat, which means they cook quicker than standard, lean birds. If you’ve got a 7kg bird, like I had here, do it for just over 3 hours, based on the guideline timings above.
- Just under 1 hour before the time is up, get the tray out of the oven and remove the tin foil.
- Cover the bird with your rashers of bacon, stretching and weaving them into a criss-cross pattern however you like. Return the turkey to the oven for the remaining time, or until golden and cooked through.
- The simplest way to check it’s cooked is to stick a knife into the thickest part of the thigh – if the juices run clear, it’s done. If you’re worried, use a meat thermometer. You want to reach an internal temperature of 65ºC for a top-quality bird, such as Paul Kelly’s turkeys, or 70ºC for a supermarket higher-welfare or standard bird.
- Use heavy-duty tongs to lift up your bird so all the juices run from the cavity into the tray, then transfer the turkey to a platter, cover with a double layer of tin foil and a clean tea towel, and leave to rest for up to 2 hours while you crack on.
- Use your tray of trivet veg and juices to make your gravy. Place the turkey tray over a medium heat on the hob. Skim away most of the fat from the surface into a jar, cool, and place in the fridge for tasty cooking another day.
- Stir the flour into the tray, mashing up all the veg and scraping up all the sticky bits from the base. Pour in up to 2 litres of boiling kettle water and simmer until the gravy is the consistency of your liking, then stir in the cranberry sauce.
- Strain the gravy through a coarse sieve, pushing all the goodness through with the back of a spoon, then season to perfection.
- Keep warm over the lowest heat until needed, adding any extra resting juices from the turkey before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 734 calories, FatContent 38 g fat, SaturatedFatContent 16.2 g saturated fat, ProteinContent 91.9 g protein, CarbohydrateContent 6.8 g carbohydrate, SugarContent 3.5 g sugar, SodiumContent 1.3 g salt, FiberContent 1.5 g fibre
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