Turkey is on sale now in my area for 59 cents a lbs!!! I DO NOT have to host this year.....but I will be buying at least 2 or 3 smaller turkeys to have in the freezer for the rest of the year. I can almost never find meat that low of a price that my family all likes!! So I heard about this recipe a while ago and have yet to try it. I love finding new recipes!!. I especially love the ones that are EASY... and this one is!!! I had read about this interesting turkey recipe from Tricia Yearwood (a country singer ) Sometime after the actual holiday, I will be trying this out. If any of you out there have tried this....let me know how it went for you. Any way here's her recipe from her cookbook, Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen: Recipes from My Family to Yours : NO BASTE, NO-BOTHER ROASTED TURKEY
1 12 pound turkey, completely thawed, giblets removed
1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter, softened
2 tablespoons salt
2 teaspoons pepper
2 stalks celery, cut in lengths to fit turkey cavity
1 medium sweet onion, cut in half
1 large carrot
2 cups boiling water
Adjust the oven racks so the covered roasting pan fits easily inside the oven. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Rub the turkey on the outside and in the cavity of the turkey. A self-basting turkey will not require all of the butter. Sprinkle the salt and pepper on the inside and 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 preheated oven. Start a timer when the oven temperature returns to 500 degrees. 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 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.
2 comments:
This is a great recipe! My mother tried it for Thanksgiving and we have never had such a delicious turkey ever. We will stick with this recipe from now on. Everyone should try it.
I have not done this yet....still eating up all the Christmas goodies!! But I DID buy 2 smallish turkey's over Thanksgiving when they were on sale.....so I still plan to thaw one out maybe in Feb. to try this out!! I am glad to hear it turned out for you guys!!!! I will post a follow up when I get round to cooking it :) Thanks for stopping by!!!
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