Photo: No-Baste, No-Bother Roasted Turkey Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 stick salted butter, softened
- One 12-pound turkey, completely thawed and all giblets removed
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 2 stalks celery, cut in lengths to fit turkey cavity
- 1 medium sweet onion, such as Vidalia, cut in half
- 1 large carrot, cut in lengths to fit the turkey cavity
- 2 cups boiling water
Directions
Adjust the oven racks so the covered roasting pan fit easily inside. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
Rub the butter on the outside and in the cavity of the turkey. Sprinkle the salt and pepper on the inside and the outside of the turkey. Put the celery, onion and carrot in the cavity. Place the turkey, breast-side up, in a large roasting pan. Pour the boiling water into the pan. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and put the pan in the oven.
Start a timer when the oven temperature returns to 500 degrees F. Bake for exactly 1 hour and turn off the oven. Do not open the oven door! Leave the turkey in the oven until the oven completely cools; this may take 4 to 6 hours. Reserve the pan juices and refrigerate the turkey if it will not be served soon after roasting.
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By MrsBarr2011
on May 19, 2013
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Ok, so I was Very Skeptical, yet curious, about this recipe, so I held off until after Thanksgiving to try it. Followed the recipe exactly. BEST TURKEY EVER!!!!!!!!! Moist, flavorful and tender!! We did not need to carve it as it was falling off the bone. I am a darn good cook, but Trisha, I have to hand The Blue Ribbon to you!
By kroumaust_7845214
Dallas, TX
on May 01, 2013
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Dry. Turkey for people who never saw their own mother cook turkey.
By catemegbob
on March 25, 2013
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Easily the best tasting turkey I ever made. Juicy, tender, and easy!!!! My family raved about it. I am not a turkey person because I hate the dryness, but this turkey was so moist I just couldn't believe it. I noticed some people trying to do this with foil, and they had dry turkey. You have to use a covered roaster. I actually was away so I went to Walmart to buy a roaster and they only had a really cheap one, but it worked great. For extra flavor I used a mixture of vegetable and chicken stock instead of the water. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Good
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