No-Baste, No-Bother Roasted Turkey
By Addie
This recipe is from Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen: Recipes from My Family to Yours by Trisha Yearwood. "But there's one more rule. You CAN'T open the oven door. when you get up, about 4 to 6 hours later, it's been cooking all night, and you have a tender, moist bird, It works! "
Ingredients
- 1/2 stick salted butter, softened
- 1 12-pound turkey, completely thawed and all giblets removed
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 2 stalks celery, cut in lengths to fit turkey cavity
- 1 medium sweet onion, such as Vidalia, cut in half
- 1 large carrot, cut in lengths to fit the turkey cavity
- 2 cups boiling water
Preparation
Step 1
Adjust the oven racks so the covered roasting pan fit easily inside. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
Rub the butter on the outside and in the cavity of the turkey.
Sprinkle the salt and pepper on the inside and the outside of the turkey. Put the celery, onion and carrot in the cavity.
Place the turkey, breast-side up, in a large roasting pan. Pour the boiling water into the pan. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and put the pan in the oven.
Start a timer when the oven temperature returns to 500 degrees F.
Bake for exactly 1 hour and turn off the oven.
Do not open the oven door!
Leave the turkey in the oven until the oven completely cools; this may take 4 to 6 hours.
Reserve the pan juices and refrigerate the turkey if it will not be served soon after roasting.
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REVIEWS:
I actually made this for Labor Day (We had a Mini-Thanksgiving Dinner It was super easy & very yummy! I used chicken broth instead of water & added herbs to the butter & put some of the butter under the skin too. LOVED IT!!!
HAD to make this today after watching her show this morning. It was SUPER easy, SUPER moist, and SUPER delicious! Everyone agreed! Also, it browned beautifully...nice and even all over the bird!
Don't be afraid to do this, I've been fixing my turkey this way for over 40 years. It's always moist and delicious. Plus, you have the oven empty for everything else that goes in there.
Two questions...Same temp and time for 22 lb. turkey? And, can you do this in one of those electric roasters instead of the oven? Thanks.
I used Trisha Yearwood's turkey recipe for Thanksgiving last year and it was the BEST turkey! It was my first time to make the Turkey and found this recipe online. The Turkey turned out delicious and moist. Everyone loved it and said that they did not usually like turkey because usually turkey turns dry. The recipe directions mentions that all the giblets need to be removed but does not give specific directions so I did need to google for a more detailed explanation.
Tried this for the first time at Thanksgiving and was nervous that it wouldn't come out. To my surprise, it turned out perfect! It was the easiest and best tasting turkey ever. The family couldn't stop raving about it. I'm making it again for Christmas!
Are you kidding??? Shame on Country Living and Shame on Guidepost (although they did not print the recipe. I am very comfortable in the kitchen. When I ran across this recipe I thought "why not try it" It didn't make sense to me but I tried it. While I was very concerned as to weather the bird would be raw when I took it out of the oven- I never imagined that I would be re-enacting Clark Griswold carving a turkey. Followed the recipe to the "T" and had to throw the bird away. It was dust when it came out of the oven. Note to the editors: Make sure you test these recipes before you print them. I'm sure Garth is still trying to pick dry turkey out of his teeth.
I'm 36 and had never cooked a turkey before! I was hosting my in-laws for Thanksgiving, and I was so nervous about making the turkey (I chickened out the year before and made ham instead). I found this recipe online and thought I would try it. It was so easy and delicious! Everyone went on and on about how moist it was. I don't even really like turkey, and I loved it!