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Whole Turkey
Servings: 5-6 carnivores | Prep time: 30 min | Total time: 5+ hrs
DIRECTIONS
1. Thaw frozen turkey in the fridge for up to 3 days for ~12lb turkey.
2. Rinse and clean, take the bag of giblets and neck out, Pat dry with paper towel
3. Rub inside and out plus under skin with oil or butter, salt and pepper. Put in the cavity: carrots, onions, celery and other flavor e.g. whole sprigs of rosemary, thyme, bay leaves etc. (these are for flavor, not eating. Cook stuffing separately. Stuffing was never cooked properly inside the turkey and digging inside the cavity to find bloody stuffing is plain gross. *That came from a bad experience of course*).
4. Tug the wing tips under and cover the whole bird with bacon.
5. Put in the oven at 450F for 25 min. Reduce heat to 325F and bake for another 2 hours.
6. Remove bacon, baste the skin and continue to roast until temperature at the thickest part of breast reaches 160°. (Generally, 20 min needs to be added for each pound of turkey).
7. Prepare gravy with the dripping, giblets and neck. (look up how to do that online. I’m vegetarian!)
INGREDIENTS
1 turkey, 8-12lbs
1 tbs salt
1⁄2 tsp pepper
1 bunch herbs (of your choice) 1 pack bacon
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