Spice Islands Holiday Herb Baste for Turkey
photo by Outta Here
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
1/2 cup
- Serves:
- 8-10
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1 teaspoon dried sweet basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon thyme leaves
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried sage
directions
- Blend butter with remaining ingredients.
- Stuff turkey or season with salt and pepper. As desired.
- Rub half the herb butter under skin of turkey.
- Cook turkey according to your favorite method, basting with herb butter every half hour until done.
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Reviews
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Thanksgiving is not celebrated as a holiday here in Iceland, but the traditional US meal for it is very popular. So DH & I play host to it annually for 2 other couples & their families. That was last nite. I grd the herbs finely & used my pastry brush to baste the bird. The meat was well-flavored & the pan drippings used for gravy esp so. I have made a lot of turkeys for Thanksgiving in my lifetime, but this was my best effort. I credit your recipe & a new cooking method (for me) for a moist & tasty turkey. Made for your Football Pool win & thx for sharing this recipe w/us. :-) *Edited to Add* I noted the nutritional data & it seems inflated to me for 1/2 cup butter & the herbs. I wonder if the amt of butter/margarine has been doubled in the calculation?
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ElaineAnn
United States