This is our go-to recipe when preparing a whole turkey. Too good be only prepared on Thanksgiving.
Author: Claudia
Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Serves: 1 lbs per person
Ingredients
whole turkey
salt & pepper
herbs de provence
oil for the pan
1 medium / large onion chopped
3 celery stalks chopped into about ½ inch pieces
2 - 3 cups of mushrooms quartered
fresh rosemary
fresh basil
fresh oregano
salt & pepper
optional: cranberries, bacon, prunes etc.
bread cut into ½ inch to 1 inch cubes
broth
milk
Instructions
The Stuffing
place the bread in two big bowls (for easier mixing)
heat the oil in a big skillet
add the chopped up onion and simmer until softened, not browned
add the mushrooms, simmer
add the celery, simmer
add the fresh herbs
simmer and mix and season generously with salt & pepper
split the mixture and pour into the two bowls with bread
mix everything
add broth and milk to moisten the stuffingTurkey
wash the turkey inside and out and pad dry with paper towels
place the turkey (breast down) on your kitchen counter
season its back and drumsticks with the spices
turn around (breast up) and place onto the roasting dish
season the rest of the turkey (inside, too!) with the spices
fill the cavity with the bread stuffing
sew up the turkey using skewers, thread or anything else
place it in the pre-heated oven and roast to perfection, occasionally brushing some of the fluids over the bird, in about 4 hours until the internal temperature reaches 165 °F
remove it from the oven, cover it up completely in aluminum foil and let it sit and settle for about 20 minutes
Recipe by .... by Claudia Willison at https://www.imagesbycw.com/roasted-turkey-recipe/