Turkey is a Christmas classic, and today I'll teach you a really quick and delicious recipe that doesn't even need marinating. Let's learn how to make it!
Prep Time40 minutesmins
Cook Time2 hourshrs30 minutesmins
Total Time3 hourshrs10 minutesmins
Servings: 10561
Calories: 561kcal
Author: Natália Palmegiano - Cook'n Enjoy
Equipment
Oven
Ingredients
Side Dish
35.2ozBaby Potatoes (1 kg)
2tbsp ofOlive Oil 0.87 fl oz (26 mL)
Salt to taste
Black Pepper to taste
Turkey
5tbsp ofButter 3.53 oz (100 g)
3cloves ofGarlic minced
1unitOrange Zest
Salt to taste
Black Pepper to taste
1unit ofTurkey(approximately 123.5 oz or 3,5kg)
Stuffing
1unit ofGreen Apple chopped
3.53oz ofBacon chopped(100 g)
1tbsp ofBrown Sugar 0.53 oz (15g)
For Basting
1/4cup ofOrange Juice (1/4 cup) 2.03 fl oz (60 mL)
Twigs of Rosemary
Instructions
Side Dish
In a large baking dish, place the washed baby potatoes and season with olive oil, salt, and black pepper
Mix well
Turkey
In a small bowl, mix the butter with garlic, orange zest, salt, and black pepper
Take the turkey and release the legs attached to the skin, do not cut this skin
Remove the bag with giblets; you can use it to make another side dish as farofa with corn flour, if you want it.
Dry both sides of the turkey with paper towels so that the skin becomes crispier
With your fingertips, start separating the skin from the meat; do this gently
Take the butter mixture and start seasoning the turkey under the skin and then on top; reserve about 1/3 of this mixture for later use
Place the turkey on top of the seasoned baby potatoes
Stuffing
Mix the green apple, bacon, and brown sugar and stuff the turkey
Hold the turkey legs together with that skin, and to make sure it doesn't open. truss it with twine
Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 392°F (200ºC) for 1 hour (if your turkey is larger, 11-13 lbs (5-6 kg), bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes)
Now, remove from the oven and take that remaining butter mixture, add the orange juice, mix a bit
Brush the entire turkey; this will make it golden brown (there will be leftover butter mixture)
If you like it, you can even stir the baby potatoes a bit to ensure even cooking
Also, cover the tips of the wings with aluminum foil so they don't burn, and secure them closer to the body with toothpicks
Return to the oven at the same temperature and bake for about 1 hour and 30 minutes, brushing with more butter mixture and juice every 30 minutes (if your turkey is larger, 11-13 lbs (5-6 kg), bake for about 2 hours)
In the last 30 minutes after basting, remove the aluminum foil from the wings and place rosemary around for fragrance
TIP: If the turkey pop-up timer doesn't pop up in this time, you can stick a thermometer in a thick part of the turkey and check if it reaches 165°F (74ºC); as you can see, mine reached 172°F (78ºC) here
While I arranged the turkey on the plate with the baby potatoes around and more twigs of rosemary, the pop-up timer went up, and at this point, I noticed that it might have been the fat around the timer that made it difficult to pop up, so for this reason, it's important to check with a thermometer to avoid overcooking and drying out