Butter Blanketed Turkey
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Butter Blanketed Turkey
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Butter Blanketed Turkey is roasted with fresh herbs and topped with a buttered basting blanket for perfectly golden brown, juicy turkey.
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Ingredients
- 12-14 pound turkey , whole
- 1 onion , cut into 6 wedges
- 2 carrot cut into 2-inch chunks
- 2 talks celery , cut into 2-inch chunks
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper coarse ground
- 1 tablespoon sage minced, fresh
- 1 tablespoon thyme removed from stems, fresh
- 1 tablespoon rosemary removed from stems, minced, fresh
- 1 cup butter melted, unsalted
- 2 cheesecloth 20-inch
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Remove giblets from turkey and pat dry inside and out.
- To a large roasting pan with a rack insert, add the onions, carrots, and celery to the bottom of the roasting pan.
- Add in the chicken broth.
- Add turkey to the roasting rack.
- Mix salt, black pepper, sage, thyme, and rosemary and rub inside and outside of the turkey.
- Dip cheesecloth into the melted butter.
- Drape carefully over the turkey and as butter runs out, rub it all over the uncovered parts of the turkey.
- Roast for 30 minutes, then baste turkey with liquid from roasting pan.
- Add 1/2 the remaining butter over the cheesecloth.
- Reduce temperature to 350 degrees.
- Cook for 1 hour, then baste again with pan juices.
- Cook 1 more hour, then baste again.
- Remove the cheesecloth and brush the remaining butter carefully over the turkey.
- Cook for 30 minutes.
- Let rest 20 minutes tented loosely with foil before carving.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
455kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
74g
(148%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
215mg
(72%)
Sodium
1257mg
(52%)
Potassium
886mg
(19%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
1745IU
(35%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
64mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 455 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 455kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 74g | 148% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 215mg | 72% |
| Sodium | 1257mg | 52% |
| Potassium | 886mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 1745IU | 35% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 64mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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