Roast Turkey Recipe

A culinary adventure that would not only fulfill your turkey dreams but also teach everyone a thing or two about making the most magnificent Roast Turkey.


Roast Turkey Serves: 10
You Need
Turkey , rinsed and dried 1, 10-12 pounds
Butter, melted 1 stick
Onions 3 cut into ½ inch thick rings
Lemons 3 cut in half
Parsley 10 whole sprigs
Celery 4 stalks Carrots 4-5 whole
Get Cookin’ •
Preheat oven to 425. •
Stuff cavity of turkey with halved lemons and parsley. •
Tie the legs of the turkey together with kitchen string and tuck the wings behind the turkey neck. • Place the turkey in a roasting pan on a bed of the sliced onions, carrots and celery stalks. •
Cook for 30 minutes and then turn oven down to 350. •
Baste with butter at least every hour until cooked through - internal temperature of 170 for breast and 180 for the thigh. Hints & Clues: •
Before cooking, rinse the inside and outside of your turkey and pat dry. •
If using a frozen turkey, allow 2 days for it to thaw in the refrigerator. •
15 -20 minutes per pound, if stuffing your bird add another 5 minutes per pound. •
When the turkey is done the juices should run clear with no trace of pink. •
Let your turkey stand for 15 minutes before carving, this allows the juices to return to the meat.

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Episode Transcript

(00:00):
Once upon a time in a quirkylittle village, there lived a turkey named
Tully. Tully wasn't like the otherturkeys in the village. While his feathered
friends spent their days gobbling and struttingaround, Tully had a secret dream.
He wanted to be the star ofthe grandest feast the village had ever seen.
And so Tully embarked on a culinaryadventure that would not only fulfill his

(00:21):
dream, but also teach everyone athing or two about making the most magnificent
roast turkey. In the heart ofthe village, where the aromas of delicious
dishes danced through the air, livedan old, wise cook named Chef Gobelot.
He had a reputation for creating themost mouth watering feasts, and Tully
knew that he was the only onewho could help him realize his dream.

(00:42):
With his feathers neatly preened and hisrecipe and wing, Tully marched up to
Chef Gobelot's cottage. The chef,with an amused twinkle in his eye,
listened to Tully's ambitious plan. Youwant to be the centerpiece of the grand
feast, eh Chef Gobelot, chuckled, Well, my feathery friend, let's
start with the basics, the perfectroast turkey. With a gleam of determination,

(01:04):
Tully followed the chef's instructions to at. He gathered all the necessary
ingredients, a plump turkey, astick of melted butter he tried not to
gobble it all up, a trioof onions that were sliced thicker than the
village gossip, a trio of lemonscut in half, a bunch of parsley,
a handful of celery stalks, andsome vibrant carrots. As Tully washed

(01:26):
and dried himself, quite the task, considering his feathery attire, he couldn't
help a chuckle at the sight ofonions that were thicker than even the village
mayor's mustache, but he followed thechef's orders with diligence. He stuffed his
cavity with lemon halves and parsley,which made him feel a bit like a
citrusy superhero. To ensure he lookedhis best, Tully tied his legs together

(01:49):
with a kitchen string, thinking helooked rather dashing with his makeshift bow tie.
Then he neatly tucked his wings behindhis neck, striking a pose that
he thought would surely grace the coverof a Turkey fashion magazine. With everything
set, Tully nestled into a cozyroasting pan atop the bed of onions,
carrots, and celery, his featheredversion of a spa day. The oven,

(02:10):
preheated to a toasty four hundred twentyfive degrees, greeted him with a
warm whoosh as he entered. Tullyhad never been so excited, and he
couldn't help but strut his stuff infront of the oven window. Time flew
by, unlike Tully's feathered friends,and after thirty minutes, he followed Chef
Gobelot's advice and turned the oven downto three hundred and fifty degrees. He

(02:31):
also basted himself with melted butter,which he had to admit was quite the
luxurious experience. It was like abuttery spa treatment for his feathers. As
the hours ticked away, Tully couldn'tresist peeking at himself in the oven window.
He marveled at the transformation from ahumble Turkey to a golden, crispy

(02:52):
masterpiece. The aroma of his roastingadventure filled the air, drawing curious villagers
to Chef Gobelot's cottage. At longlast, with the internal temperature just right
one hundred seventy degrees for the breastand one hundred eighty degrees for the thigh,
Tully emerged from the oven a triumphantmasterpiece of culinary delight. The villagers

(03:13):
gasped and cheered, and Tully beamedwith pride. The feast was a roaring
success, and Tully, the oncedreaming Turkey, was the star of the
show. As the villagers feasted onsucculent slices of Tully's roasted magnificence, they
marveled at the flavors and couldn't helpbut remember the valuable lessons they had learned.
Tully had not only fulfilled his dream, but had also taught everyone that

(03:36):
with a little determination, even themost unexpected dreams could come true, all
while serving up a side of deliciousroast turkey. And so the village of
quirky characters feasted, laughed, andshared stories of the turkey who dared to
dream big, turning a simple recipeinto a tale that would be retold for generations.