Thanksgiving Dinner - Lemon Rubbed Roasted Turkey

Thanksgiving is here and everyone is looking for a Turkey Recipe for a unforgettable Thanksgiving dinner. Here is a tasty recipe you can use for an unforgettable Thanksgiving Dinner. For more tasty recipes you can have a look at: The Restaurant Recipes.

What You Need:

• 1 (15 lb.) whole turkey, thawed
• 2 lemons cut in halves
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 onion, quartered
• 2 celery stalks, cut in chunks
• 2 carrots cut in chunks
• 2 parsnips cut in chunks
• 1/2 tsp. parsley
• 3 tbsp. butter, melted

How to Make It:

1. Place the oven on 400 degrees and allow it to heat while preparing the turkey.
2. Remove the giblets and neck from the turkey and save for another use or discard.
3. Run under cool water both inside and out and pat dry.
4. Use 2 lemon halves and rub the inside of the turkey squeezing the juice into the turkey as you rub.
5. Sprinkle the turkey cavity with 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper being sure to cover well.
6. Place the onion, celery, carrots and parsnips into the cavity of the turkey.
7. Sprinkle with the parsley. 
8. Tie the legs together with twine and secure the neck skin over the back of the turkey.
9. Rub the remaining 2 halves of lemon over the outside of the turkey again squeezing out the juice as you rub.
10. Baste the turkey all over on the outside with the melted butter.
11. Sprinkle the remaining salt and pepper over the turkey.
12. Place the turkey, breast side down, on a rack in a large shallow roasting pan.
13. Put the turkey into the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
14. Reduce the heat of the oven to 350 degrees and continuing roasting 2 hours.
15. Reduce the heat again to 225 degrees and turn the turkey over so the breast will brown.
16. Continue roasting 1 hour 30 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 170 degrees in the breast area of the meat.
17. Allow the turkey to rest 30 minutes before carving. 

Serves 15

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Citrus Butter Turkey

What You Need:

• 1 (12 lb.) whole turkey, thawed
• 6 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1 1/2 tsp. thyme
• Juice from one fresh lemon
• Juice from one fresh orange
• 1 onion, quartered
• 2 stalks of celery cut in large pieces
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 garlic cloves, unpeeled
• 2 C chicken broth

How to Make It:

1. Clean the turkey by removing the giblets and neck and running the turkey under cool water both inside and out.
2. Pat the turkey dry with paper towel being sure to also dry the inside of the turkey well.
3. Set the oven temperature on 325 degrees and allow the oven to heat while preparing the turkey.
4. Place the butter in a small mixing dish and add the salt, pepper and thyme.
5. Pour the juice from the lemon and orange into the dish.
6. Stir until combined noting that not all of the juice will incorporate into the butter.
7. Spread the butter over the outside and inside of the turkey being sure to cover the whole turkey.
8. Place the prepared onion, celery, bay leaves and garlic into the cavity of the turkey.
9. Secure the skin to the back of the turkey, turn the wing tips in and tie the legs together with twine.
10. Fill a roasting pan with the broth, place a rack in the pan and place the turkey on the rack. 
11. Roast the turkey 45 minutes being sure not to open the oven during this time.
12. After 45 minutes, baste the turkey with the pan juices.
13. Continue roasting 2 hours basting every 20 minutes. 
14. The turkey is done when the internal temperature of the thigh reaches 180 degrees.

Serves 12

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