Roasted Turkey - Thanksgiving Roast Turkey
 
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Ingredients
  • Whole turkey, 10 lbs- 1, thawed if frozen ( I used young turkey and it was one legged)
  • Butter, melted- 3 tbsp + 3 tbsp
To stuff inside the turkey: (Optional)
  • Onion, chopped large- 1
  • Carrot, diced-1
  • Celery, diced-1 stalk
  • Thyme leaves- 1 stalk
  • Lemon, quartered- 1
  • Butter, unsalted and melted- 1 tbsp
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, combine the above mentioned ingredients to stuff inside the turkey.
  2. If using frozen turkey, defrost it by keeping it in the refrigerator or by placing it in a large pot filled with cold water for 5 hours or till it's thawed.
  3. After the turkey has thawed well, rinse under running water, squeeze some lemon juice inside and out of the turkey, and rinse under running water.
  4. Pat dry with kitchen paper towel, discard giblets, liver and neck.
  5. Preheat oven to 375 F or 190 C.
  6. Spoon the stuffing inside the cavity of the turkey, don't overstuff it.
  7. Spread the outside of the turkey with ground black pepper and salt.
  8. Place the turkey breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan.
  9. Don't place the turkey directly on the roasting pan, keep it on a rack so that the bottom side won't burn.
  10. Brush all over the turkey with 3 tbsp melted butter.
  11. Roast the turkey uncovered for a total of 2 hours 30 minutes.
  12. After every hour, brush the turkey with the remaining melted butter.
  13. Take the turkey off the oven, place on a large platter, and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
  14. Allow the turkey to stand for 15 to 20 minutes before carving.
  15. Before carving the turkey, if you want you could remove the vegetables from the cavity.
  16. Carve using a large carving knife.
  17. Save the drippings that are on the roasting pan for making the gravy.
  18. Making the gravy
  19. Add the dripping into a saucepan and place over medium heat, let come to a slight boil.
  20. In a bowl, combine 2 tbsp cornstarch with ½ cup cold water, combine well and let the corn starch dissolve. Add the corn starch slurry to the gravy, combine well and cook for 2 minutes till the gravy thickens.
  21. Remove the pan from the heat, pour the gravy over the turkey and enjoy.
Notes
Thaw the frozen turkey well.
Rinse the turkey inside out under running water.
Place the turkey on a rack first, then keep it in the roasting pan.
Brush with butter frequently to have a golden browned skin.
Let the turkey stand for 20 minutes before carving.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Wholesome Homemade Recipes at https://thasneen.com/cooking/roasted-turkey-thanksgiving-roast-turkey/