Roast Turkey Recipe

How to make it

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• Preheat oven to 325
• Start with a fresh turkey!
• Wash in cool water, make sure to remove all the teensy pin feathers
• Line roasting rack with salt pork
• Place turkey breast down on the salt pork
• Season the bird to taste (a little of each, easy on the salt)
• Place loose foil tent over bird
• Roast for 1/2 of the time recommended on the package
• This is the important part...
• Remove bird from oven
• Protect your hands with wads of paper towels and then flip the bird over
• It should now be breast up in the pan
• Brush with melted butter (be generous - I mean how often are you going to roast a turkey? Now is not the time to count calories)
• Season to taste
• Put it back in the oven without the foil
• Roast until a thermometer reads 165 degrees
• Turn off oven, let sit for 10 minutes
• Remove from oven and let stand before carving
• The salt pork will keep the breast from sticking and by roasting it for half the time upside down it keeps the breast meat moist.
• Most places that sell turkeys will tell you it has to reach 180 degrees but that is not necessary - it will produce a dry, dry bird.
• As long as it's not pink it's done!
• Let me know if you try my method and the results you get!