Triple Citrus Buttered Turkey

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Total Time:
5 hr 45 min
Prep
15 min
Inactive
50 min
Cook
4 hr 40 min
Yield:
8 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • One 12 to 14-pound frozen turkey, thawed
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 lime
  • 1 orange
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 leeks, green parts only

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Let the turkey sit at room temperature, covered, for 30 minutes to come to temperature before preparing.

Zest and juice the lemon, lime and orange. Reserve the juice for another use and set the rinds aside. Mix the butter with the citrus zest and salt and pepper to taste. Rub the seasoned butter all over the turkey, inside and out, as well as under the skin. Put the citrus rinds and leeks into the cavity. Tie up the legs and put the turkey, breast-side up, onto the rack in a roasting pan. Pour 2 cups water into the pan and roast, basting with the pan juices every 15 to 20 minutes. Cook until the internal temperature taken from the thickest part of the thigh is 170 degrees F, 15 to 20 minutes per pound. Remove the turkey from the oven and let it rest for 20 minutes before carving. Reserve about 1 1/2 cups turkey and 1/2 cup of the pan drippings for another use if desired, such as the Round 2 Recipe Thanksgiving Pie.

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  • on November 24, 2011

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    Easy to do, everyone loved it. made 2 turkeys, this one and one of Ann Burell's. both big hits. also made the mashed potatoes with the sautéed leeks. thanks Sandra!

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  • on November 24, 2011

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    I appreciated this recipe as a person who lives in the middle of Florida orange groves. Nice, moist flavorful turkey. Family liked it. I did need to use more juice for basting the turkey. So, I juiced an extra lemon, lime, and orange and put a little more juice and butter on top of the turkey while baking. Straight forward, easy recipe.

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