Roast Turkey With Sage and Thyme

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Ready In:
4hrs 30mins
Ingredients:
11
Yields:
1 14 lb. turkey
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Remove and discard giblets and neck from turkey. Rinse turkey with cold water, and pat dry with paper towels.
  • Loosen skin from turkey breast without totally detaching skin( sort of make a pocket). Stir together 2 tablespoons, butter, salt and pepper. Rub butter mixture evenly over turkey breast under skin. Carefully place sage leaves and thyme sprigs evenly on each side of breat under skin. Replace skin.
  • Place pear halves, celery, onion, and garlic inside cavity. Place turkey breast side up, on a lightly greased wire rack in an aluminum foil lined shallow roasting pan. Rub entire turkey evenly with remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
  • Bake at 325F for 2 hours and 45 minutes to 3 hours and 30 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted in thigh reads 180°F Basting turkey every 30 minutes with pan drippings. (Prevent overcooking by checking for doneness after 2 hours)Remove turkey from roasting pan, and let sand 20 minutes before slicing. Garnish.

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Reviews

  1. Great results. My turkey (14lbs) was done in under 4 hours! thanks for the recipe
     
  2. This recipe looked too good to pass up, even though I was looking for something for just drumsticks. I didn't change any of amounts of the other ingredients, I just placed the vegetables (and fruit) in the baking dish around the drumsticks. I didn't have any fresh thyme, so I used dried. I did have the fresh sage, and the flavor really shines through here. The meat was juicy, but I can see where a whole bird would have been batter here, to allow the flavors to infuse the turkey through the cavity.
     
  3. Moist meat! love it! I tried to go as low fat as possible. So I didn't use any butter and it browned just fine. I would have basted it if I had the time. Maybe next time. :)
     
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