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Roasted Salt and Pepper Turkey

This basic and delicious recipe is one of the easiest out there
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Resting Time 20 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 55 minutes
Course: dinner
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 10- to 15- pound Turkey
  • 2 Tbsp Avocado Oil or any oil you prefer
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp freshly Ground Pepper
  • 1 Tbsp Unsalted Butter melted
  • Aromatics - 1 onion and 1 lemon or lime, cut into 2-inch pieces (you can add anything else you like as well), 1 Garlic Bulb
  • 3.5 cups water

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 475°
  2. Remove neck and giblets from turkey and set aside (you can use these or discard). Pat the turkey dry and place on a rack in a large roasting pan, breast side up.
  3. In a small bowl, mix together oil, salt, and pepper. Pour the mixture on top of turkey and rub all over to coat, making sure to get some under the skin of the breasts. Rub the melted butter under the skin of the breasts.
  4. Place the aromatics inside the cavity. Fill the bottom of the pan with 3.5 cups water. Tuck wind tips under turkey and tie legs together with kitchen string.
  5. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes, or until skin is golden brown. Remove from oven and reduce oven heat to 350°.
  6. Cover turkey with aluminum foil and bake for an additional 1.5-3.5 hours or until the internal temperature of the thickest part of the breast is 165°. If the pan dries out while cooking, add more water to the pan.
  7. Remove and let rest for 20 minutes, covered with foil, before carving.