Many of you have tried the turkey recipe from last year. All the Instagram posts and feedback was wonderful, I am so happy you loved that recipe. This year I am sharing another one my favorite recipes, and at this point, I cannot figure out which one I like more. I do like the extra crispy skin on this recipe and the extremely moist meat. Well, you guys can decide and tell me.
For those of you that are afraid of baking a turkey, just keep in mind, you are dealing with a huge chicken, so the size is the only obstacle. Nothing complicated about it, the cooking time is longer and you may have to pick up more weight, that means you will build more muscle, right? If you follow this recipe, step by step, I can promise you, you can easily impress people.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 12-14 lb turkey
- 1/2 bunch herbs dill, parsley, cilantro
- 1/2 head of garlic
- 3 sticks of unsalted butter
- 5 medium carrots
- 1 bunch celery
- 1 qt broth beef, turkey or chicken
- salt & black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Dice the herbs and them to a medium-sized mixing bowl. Press the garlic cloves into the bowl. Season generously with salt and pepper.
- Add the softened butter into the herb mixture.
- Place about 70% of the herb butter into a plastic storage bag. Press it towards the bottom of the bag, forming a log shape. Place the bag in the refrigerator to harden.
- Dice the carrots and celery into large chunks. Place the veggies into the bottom of a large roasting dish with a detachable roasting rack. Pour the broth directly over the veggies. Place the wire roasting rack inside the dish.
- Rinse the turkey in the sink, remove the giblets, and pat it dry with paper towels. Place the turkey inside the roasting dish on top of the wire roasting rack. Carefully, use your fingers to loosen the skin away from the flesh, being extra careful not to rip it.
- Slice the herb butter into 1/4-inch thick coins. Lift the skin and evenly distribute the butter coins underneath it. Season the outer turkey skin very generously with salt and pepper. Tie the turkey legs together with twine.
- Remove the skin from the two onions and cut them in half. Stuff the onion pieces inside the cavity of the turkey. Spread the leftover butter on top of the turkey. Bake the turkey uncovered at 350°F for 3-5 hours depending on the weight. Note: A 12-14 pound turkey will take about 3 to 3 and a half hours to bake. Tack on an extra 13 minutes per pound if your turkey is heavier.
- Allow the turkey to rest at room temperature for 20 minutes before carving it. Save all the drippings and broth at the bottom of the roasting pan for gravy. Slice and enjoy!
Hi Natasha! I'm going to be cooking a turkey for the very first time in my life this year and decided on your recipe. Thank you! If one doesn't have a wire rack to place into the roasting pan, what would be the next best thing? Placing the turkey directly into the bullion probably wouldn't be a good idea I think.
Hey!! Thanks for choosing my recipe! It would be good to lift the turkey a bit, you want the heat to travel all around. I seen people place ramekins upside down or balls of aluminum foil. If you google for "DIY Roasting Rack for turkey" you will se some neat options. 🙂 Hope this helps!
Natasha what would be a cooking time for 19lbs turkey? Can't find the notes
If you are baking it at 350f, it should be in the oven for 4-5 hours.
I can't wait to try this recipe 🙂 is there anything I can substitute the celery for?
You can skip on celery if you dont like it. Personally I dont like celery, but when it cooks it adds great flavors so I dont mind it.
I love that you put the butter in disks under the skin; it must make it a whole lot easier to get it under there without getting it all over your hands. I think I need to buy myself a roasting pan. I've been borrowing my mom's for years 🙂 Good thing she lives just 5 minutes away! What kind of pan are you using?
Yes, the little coin butter is easy to just stick under the skin. I had to apply some butter on the outside, it was a mess 😉
I am also using my moms, I hate clutter so at any cost I avoid buying kitchen tools. But I have seen some nice turkey pans at TJ Maxx and Marshalls, great price too.
Umm... once again, LOOOOVE the light colored background and large vertical picture as the preview!
and your turkey? Yum, yum, yum! Delicious!
Thank you dear! It's a great compliment to receive form a pro like you! Yeah, the turkey is pretty delicious.
Looks amazing. Thank you for the recipe.
Hi Natasha, thank you very much! It a very delicious turkey recipe. I hope it makes your Thanksgiving a bit more perfect on Thanksgiving 🙂