Melt In Your Mouth Turkey Recipe
This is a great recipe for the holidays. It will fill your house with a turkey smell and be a great addition to your holiday table. This turkey recipe isn't a showpiece but it is so tasty.
Equipment
- 1 Turkey Aluminum Foil Container or Turkey Pan
- 1 Chopping Board
- 2 Pieces of Aluminum Foil
- 1 Knife
Ingredients
- 1 12-20 pound turkey
- 1 Onion
- 6 Garlic Cloves
- 3 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 1/2 Cup Room Temperature Butter
- 3 Sprigs of Rosemary
- 3 Tbsp Garlic Powder
- 4 Tbsp Salt
Instructions
- Take Turkey out of the packaging. Prep turkey by rinsing with water taking out innards and patting dry.
- Chop rosemary into small pieces to put into the butter mixture.
- Prepare the butter rub by adding the salt, garlic powder, and chopped rosemary to the butter. Mix together well.
- Chop Onion into large chunks and crush whole garlic cloves.
- Using butter rub make sure you rub the outside of the turkey.
- Stuff cavity in the turkey with onion and garlic.
- Take butter rub and stuff butter rub in between meat and skin all around the turkey cavity.
- Cut slits in the joints between the skin and the meat. Place more rub in between these slits.
- Make sure that you flip the turkey breast side down so as it cooks the white meat cooks in the butter and juices at the bottom.
- After buttering the turkey cover the turkey in olive oil and salt.
- After the turkey is prepped cover it with aluminum foil by placing one piece of the foil on one side and the other on the other side. Join the two pieces at the top. The tenting of the foil creates a steam effect and helps to soften the meat.
- The cooking instructions are to bake at 350°F for one hour. Then lower to 170°F over night. A 20 pound turkey will take about 15 hours. It's about 1.3 hours per pound at 170°F.
- After you have cooked it pull it out and carefully flip it over if possible. The meat should be so tender it will just fall off the bone. It's not the prettiest turkey but you won't have the dry white meat. Cut and serve.
Notes
This recipe is an old family recipe. I love the holidays and passing down these amazing traditional recipes is part of the spirit of generosity. The turkey I enjoy is the tender white and dark meat. Many times I have eaten dry turkey and it gets stuck in my throat. Hopefully, you will find that this recipe is not that. Enjoy this melt-in-your-mouth turkey recipe.