Thanksgiving Turkey

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Thanksgiving Turkey

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 turkey about 12 lbs
  • 5 stalks celery cut
  • 1 bell pepper cut
  • 1 tbsp lemon pepper spice
  • 2 tsp five spice powder
  • 1 tbsp roasted vegetable spice
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp+ 1 tsp black pepper
  • ½ onion cut
  • ¼ cup parsley chopped
  • Handful of parsley cut
  • 1 lemon sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves halved
  • 1 cup butter
  • ½ tbsp salt
  • 4 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic

Instructions
 

  • Defrost turkey in the fridge at less than 40 degrees F for 3 full days (4 lb per day). You may have to take it out for 4-5 hours the day before if turkey is still not partially defrosted by then. Pad dry the turkey with paper towel.
  • Lay the vegetables on the roasting tray and put the defrosted, unwrapped turkey after removing the innards and cutting off excess fat/skin. Season the back and inside of the turkey with half the spice mix: lemon pepper spice, five spice powder, vegetable spice, garlic powder, onion powder, 1 tbsp black pepper.
  • Tuck in the wing tips. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Stuff the inside of the turkey with cut parsley, onion, lemon, garlic cloves. Tie up the turkey legs with butcher twine.
  • Make herb butter: butter, salt, 1 tsp black pepper, chopped parsley, lemon juice, oil, minced garlic. Apply all the herb butter over turkey. Season the turkey with the rest of the spice mix. Spray with oil.
  • Bake in the pre-heated oven at 350 degrees F for 3 hours until an internal temperature of >170 degrees F.
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