Five Herb Turkey

By LoriCaputo

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, at room temperature
• 3 tbs. chopped fresh rosemary
• 1 tbsp. each garlic powder, dried tarragon and thyme leaves
• 2 tsp. dried sage and oregano leaves
• ½ tsp. salt
• 12 – 16 lb. turkey

Preparation

Step 1

Stir butter with seasonings. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Remove the neck and giblets, and rinse the turkey, and pat dry. Truss turkey and rub one-third of herb butter over skid. Turn breast side down in pan and rub with half of the remaining butter. Cover with a tent of foil. Roast in centre of a preheated oven 2 hours. Remove foil and turn breast side up. Baste with pan juices and dot with remaining butter mixture. Continue to roast uncovered and basting occasionally until drumstick moves easily in joint and thigh temperature reaches 180 degrees. This will take 2 – 3 ¼ more hours, about 20 minutes per 500 grams.