The Attention-Hungry Turkey of Moistness recipe

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Ingredients

1 (18 pound) whole turkey, neck and giblets removed
8 cups prepared stuffing
½ cup softened butter
salt and pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

883.1 calories
carbohydrate: 19.3 g
cholesterol: 281.8 mg
fat: 44.6 g
fiber: 2.6 g
protein: 94.8 g
saturatedFat: 14.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 870.7 mg
sugar: 1.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Set oven rack to the lowest position so the turkey will fit.

  2. Rinse the turkey and pat dry. Place in a large roasting pan and loosely fill the cavity with stuffing. Rub butter all over the outside, and season with salt and pepper. Use a large sheet of aluminum foil to make a tent over the bird.

  3. Place in the preheated oven, and here's where it gets interesting. Baste every 5 to 10 minutes - everywhere! Whenever you're not doing something, baste! If you are too busy to baste, take turns with someone else. After 2 hours, remove the foil tent. Keep roasting until the internal temperature reaches 180 degrees F (82 degrees C) when taken in the thickest part of the thigh. It should take about 4 hours total.

Recipe Yield

18 servings

Recipe Note

I made this at a Christmas party last year. It was the first time I'd ever done a turkey by myself, and my mother told me I was basting too much. I showed her;it was the most tender turkey any of the guests had ever had. Better than the woodchips she fed us every Christmas Day!

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