Roast Half Turkey Recipe
This Roast Half Turkey recipe gives a uniquely different way to enjoy an excellent meal. An extraordinary way to showcase your favorite dish!
Ingredients
| 6- to 7-pound turkey half | ||
| Salt | To Taste | |
| Pepper | 1 | |
| Butter/Margarine | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs), melted | |
| 1/3 cup turkey or chicken broth | ||
| 6 cups your favorite dressing | ||
Directions
Rinse turkey in cold water; pat dry.
Rub all over with salt and pepper.
Skewer or stitch skin to cut edges to prevent shrinking from heat during roasting.
Secure leg to tail; fold wing to back.
Place skin side down on a rack in a shallow pan.
Brush with butter.
Roast in a slow oven 325 °F.
about 3 1/2 hours or until tender and meat in thickest part is soft; turn when two-thirds done.
Baste every 30 minutes with a mixture of butter and broth.
Meanwhile, prepare dressing; place in a casserole and bake with turkey for1 1/4 hours; cover if moist dressing is desired.
Stuffing may be arranged on a sheet of aluminum foil in the roasting pan with turkey atop it, skin side up.
Rub all over with salt and pepper.
Skewer or stitch skin to cut edges to prevent shrinking from heat during roasting.
Secure leg to tail; fold wing to back.
Place skin side down on a rack in a shallow pan.
Brush with butter.
Roast in a slow oven 325 °F.
about 3 1/2 hours or until tender and meat in thickest part is soft; turn when two-thirds done.
Baste every 30 minutes with a mixture of butter and broth.
Meanwhile, prepare dressing; place in a casserole and bake with turkey for1 1/4 hours; cover if moist dressing is desired.
Stuffing may be arranged on a sheet of aluminum foil in the roasting pan with turkey atop it, skin side up.
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