Butter-Basted Turkey
This wonderfully simple bird uses clarified butter (with milk solids removed) to achieve a gorgeous golden brown color on the skin. Visit CookingLight.com for how to prepare clarified butter.
Yield: Serves 12 (serving size: about 6 ounces turkey)
Total:
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Recipe Time
Hands On:
20 Minutes
Total:
2 Hours, 5 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 261
- Fat: 5.1g
- Saturated fat: 1.9g
- Sodium: 594mg
Ingredients
- Turkey
- 1/3 cup clarified butter
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 325°. Remove giblets and neck from turkey; reserve for another use. Pat turkey dry. Trim excess fat. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under turkey. Tie legs together with kitchen string. Brush turkey with clarified butter; sprinkle evenly with kosher salt. Place roasting rack in large roasting pan. Arrange turkey, breast side up, on roasting rack. Bake turkey at 325° for 1 hour and 10 minutes, basting after 1 hour. Increase oven temperature to 450° (do not remove turkey from oven); bake an additional 25 minutes or until a thermometer inserted into meaty part of thigh registers 165°. Remove turkey from oven; let turkey stand for 30 minutes before carving. Discard skin.
Butter-Basted Turkey Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Poultry
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
- OCCASION: Thanksgiving
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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