Grandma Gs Baked Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes

GRANDMA G'S BAKED THANKSGIVING TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Remove giblets and neck.
• For those of you who have never cooked a turkey before, check inside the body cavity, and inside the neck chest cavity.
• Rinse turkey and pat dry.
• Mix melted butter and salad dressing.
• Draw up mixture into injector and inject bird in several locations in the brest, thighs and leg.
• Place in roaster pan and add all vegetables inside the body cavity.
• Cut 4, 1/2 inch slices from the butter and insert under the breast skin, and push up as far as it will go.
• Place the remaining stick of butter in the cavity.
• Cover with heavy foil, making sure the foil does not touch the turkey.
• Bake for 2 hours 30 minutes in 450 degree oven.
• If meat thermometer reads 185 degrees, it's time to uncover and baste using all of basting liquid.
• If it has not reached 180 degrees return to oven for additional 30 minutes.
• Check therometer.
• Bake another 45 minutes, until golden brown.
• Remove from oven and cover with foil again and let stand for 15 minutes before slicing.

THANKSGIVING TURKEY

Steps:

• You will need a 5 gallon bucket.
• 2 - 3 days before roasting:.
• Combine the vegetable stock, salt, brown sugar, peppercorns, allspice , and ginger in a large stockpot over medium-high heat.
• Stir occasionally to dissolve solids and bring to a boil.
• Then remove the brine from the heat, cool to room temperature, and refrigerate.
• Early on the day or the night before you'd like to eat:.
• Combine the brine and ice water in a 5-gallon bucket.
• Place the thawed turkey (with innards removed) breast side down in brine. If necessary, weigh down the bird to ensure it is fully immersed, cover, and refrigerate or set in cool area for 8 to 16 hours. (If you do not have room in the refrigerator you can use a large cooler. Put the bucket in the cooler and surround it with A LOT of ice).
• Preheat electric roaster to 325 degrees F. Remove the bird from brine and rinse inside and out with cold water. Discard the brine.
• Place the bird on roasting rack inside the roaster and pat dry with paper towels.
• Roast the turkey until the internal thigh temperature is 160 degrees.
• Remove the turkey from the roaster and baste the turkey with the melted butter.
• Broil in oven on the lowest rack of the oven just until the turkey turns brown and the skin is crispy.
• Note: Turkey should be removed when the internal temperature of the internal thigh is 170 degrees. Remove from oven, cover, and let rest for 15 minutes until the internal temperature is 180 degrees.