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Mom's Moist Turkey in 3 hrs
Mom's Moist Turkey in 3 hrs
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This recipe has 14 steps.
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Measurement
1
Turkey
15 +
lbs
2
Stuffing (recipe of your choice)
6- 10
cup
3
Lawry’s seasoning salt
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1
Step 1
If frozen, thaw
overnight while in the plastic wrapper using the kitchen sink or big bowl
2
Step 2
PREHEAT OVEN to 450 F
3
Step 3
Take plastic off the
4
Step 4
Pour boiling water from kettle inside and outside the
. Boiling water reduces any surface bacteria or chemical sanitizers used when preparing the birds for sale.
5
Step 5
Spoon the prepared stuffing into the smaller cavity until full Filling the smaller cavity first simplifies the preparation of the turkey for the oven
6
Step 6
‘Sew’ the skin with 1 or 2 bamboo kebab skewers over the smaller cavity to hold stuffing securely in.
7
Step 7
Prepare the pan: To prevent turkey from sticking to pan or roasting rack, Spray generously with Pam (Spray oil) all internal surfaces of roasting pan. Line pan with aluminum foil and spray. Place roasting rack in pan and spray thoroughly. Pan is now ready for the turkey.
8
Step 8
In a large bowl (or put a towel in the sink) sit turkey with the large cavity open facing up. (Remove any neck or giblets from inside the turkey before filling cavity with stuffing mixture. ) Press stuffing mixture firmly inside the cavity until full. ‘Sew cavity closed as before with 1 or 2 bamboo kebab skewers
9
Step 9
While turkey is in bowl or sink, sprinkle lightly over ALL the turkey’s skin surfaces with
10
Step 10
Lift stuffed and salted turkey out of bowl or sink and place BREAST SIDE DOWN on the roasting rack in the prepared Large 12 x 18” low side pan or Roast pan
11
Step 11
On the lowest rack of the oven, slide the roast pan into the preheated 450 F oven and set timer for 60 minutes
12
Step 12
After 1 hr, take turkey out of the oven and tip the roast pan so that the turkey flips back into the pan BREAST SIDE UP. Continue cooking at 450 F for 60 more minutes
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Step 13
At the end of the 2 hours of cooking, put 1 piece of aluminum foil suitable to cover the top of the breast side of the turkey to prevent over-browning. Leave turkey in the oven and turn oven temperature down to 350 F for 1 more (and final) hour.
14
Step 14
Check that turkey is cooked through by wiggling the drumstick (leg). It should move freely and the meat should be pulled away from the bone and looking brown (no pink colouration). Remove from oven and let rest for at least 30 minutes covered by the tin foil before carving or serving.
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1
Large 12 x 18” low side pan or Roast pan
2
Aluminum foil
3
Pam (spray oil)
4
Large wire reversible roasting rack
5
sink or big bowl
6
bamboo kebab skewers
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15 +
lbs
Turkey
2
6- 10
cup
Stuffing (recipe of your choice)
3
Lawry’s seasoning salt
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1
Step 1
If frozen, thaw
15 + lbs Turkey
overnight while in the plastic wrapper using the kitchen
sink or big bowl
2
Step 2
PREHEAT OVEN to 450 F
3
Step 3
Take plastic off the
15 + lbs Turkey
4
Step 4
Pour boiling water from kettle inside and outside the
15 + lbs Turkey
.
Boiling water reduces any surface bacteria or chemical sanitizers used when preparing the birds for sale.
5
Step 5
Spoon the prepared stuffing into the smaller cavity until full
Filling the smaller cavity first simplifies the preparation of the turkey for the oven
6
Step 6
‘Sew’ the skin with 1 or 2
bamboo kebab skewers
over the smaller cavity to hold stuffing securely in.
7
Step 7
Prepare the pan: To prevent turkey from sticking to pan or roasting rack, Spray generously with Pam (Spray oil) all internal surfaces of roasting pan. Line pan with aluminum foil and spray. Place roasting rack in pan and spray thoroughly. Pan is now ready for the turkey.
8
Step 8
In a large bowl (or put a towel in the sink) sit turkey with the large cavity open facing up. (Remove any neck or giblets from inside the turkey before filling cavity with stuffing mixture. ) Press stuffing mixture firmly inside the cavity until full. ‘Sew cavity closed as before with 1 or 2
bamboo kebab skewers
9
Step 9
While turkey is in bowl or sink, sprinkle lightly over ALL the turkey’s skin surfaces with
Lawry’s seasoning salt
10
Step 10
Lift stuffed and salted turkey out of bowl or sink and place BREAST SIDE DOWN on the roasting rack in the prepared
Large 12 x 18” low side pan or Roast pan
11
Step 11
On the lowest rack of the oven, slide the roast pan into the preheated 450 F oven and set timer for 60 minutes
12
Step 12
After 1 hr, take turkey out of the oven and tip the roast pan so that the turkey flips back into the pan BREAST SIDE UP. Continue cooking at 450 F for 60 more minutes
13
Step 13
At the end of the 2 hours of cooking, put 1 piece of aluminum foil suitable to cover the top of the breast side of the turkey to prevent over-browning. Leave turkey in the oven and turn oven temperature down to 350 F for 1 more (and final) hour.
14
Step 14
Check that turkey is cooked through by wiggling the drumstick (leg). It should move freely and the meat should be pulled away from the bone and looking brown (no pink colouration). Remove from oven and let rest for at least 30 minutes covered by the tin foil before carving or serving.
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