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HOW to COOK A TASTY TURKEY Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 turkey

BASTING:
3/4 to 1 full pound of softened butter
1 Tbsp. dried parsley
1 tsp. dried thyme
Plenty of salt and pepper

BOTTOM LAYER:
2 c. carrot chunks (or baby carrots)
2 onions, quartered
1 c. chicken broth

INSIDE:
3-4 apples, quartered
3 onions (additional), quartered
Directions:
Directions:
1. Take frozen turkey out of the freezer the night before and place in a sink of cold water. (You may have to get up in the night to remove giblets in the cavity so that the inside thaws completely.)
2. Take out a pound of butter so it can soften.
3. Calculate the number of hours the turkey will need to cook -- one hour plus one 1/2-hour for every pound of turkey. Ex. if turkey is seventeen pounds, the total cooking time would be 9.5 hours (1 + 8.5).
4. Preheat oven to 400°F before beginning basting.
5. Prepare basting by combining softened butter, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper with a fork.
6. Lift the skin on the back of the turkey and push the entire butter mixture up inside with a spatula. Spread the mixture over the turkey (between skin and meat) with your (clean) hands.
7. Place turkey in roaster on bed of carrots, onions & chicken broth.
8. Stuff turkey cavity with apple quarters and onion quarters.
9. Cover. Cook at 400°F for one hour (this seals in the moisture).
10. Turn heat down to 300°F and cook for remaining time calculated.

 

 

 

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