Mom's Roast Turkey
"My mom is the best cook, hands down. This is her perfect turkey recipe. Enjoy!"
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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12-14
ingredients
- 1 (12 lb) whole turkey
- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 1 tablespoon season salt
- 1⁄4 cup cooking oil
directions
- Make sure turkey is thawed. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Rinse inside of turkey, pat inside and outside dry with paper towels. Sprinkle inside of turkey with a little lemon pepper.
- Prepare turkey dressing, spoon into turkey cavities. (If do not use stuffing inside turkey, place large pieces of onion inside.). Tuck ends of drumsticks under band of skin across tail or wire or nylon leg clamp. Twist wing tips under back.
- Brush the whole turkey with oil/butter. Season the whole turkey with seasoning salt and lemon pepper lightly.
- Place the turkey breast side down; on a rack in a roasting pan. (I know! Everyone bakes them breast side up but that makes the breast dry! Cooking it breast side down lets the yummy juices flow into the breast.).
- If using a meat thermometer, insert it into the center of inside thigh muscle. The thermometer should not touch bone. Cover turkey loosely with foil.
- Roast turkey for 2 1/4 hours. (Adjust baking time according to turkey size).
- Remove foil; cut band or string between drumsticks so thighs cook evenly. Continue to cook until meat thermometer or instant-read thermometer registers 180 degrees F. Juices should run clear and drumsticks should move easily in sockets.
- Remove turkey from oven. Cover loosely with foil; let stand for 20 minutes before carving.
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This sounds wonderful.. but some of the instructions seem to be missing? Edit: Thanks for fixing the instructions! I'll have to try this next time we have a turkey! Thanks!
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I am a fifth grade teacher completely dedicated to my job. I spend most of my time correcting papers, working on lesson plans, and bettering myself as an educator. I love to share my joy of cooking and baking with my class through the use of recipe integration with math. I also bring a lot of treats to my kids. :)
I am also a newly-wed just finding my feet as a cook for more than one. My husband and I love to fish and hunt, and also to eat what we catch. We always have a freezer full of venison, elk, and various fish. I replace most of the beef in recipes with ground venison.
Many of my cooking skills come from my mother, who managed an upscale restaurant for a number of years. She also learned from her grandmothers, who were well know n for being fantastic chefs. My favorite recipe book is her collection in an accordion file that she has gathered since childhood.
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