Here's what I do. Set your oven to 250°f. Stuff the bird with fruit -- oranges, apples, or lemons work well, and I've been tempted to use pears. Put the bird upside down in your roasting pan. Cover the bottom with a pound of sliced bacon, put the lid on again, and cook for 45 minutes per pound of turkey. Check with a talking thermometer and remove when the internal temperature of the meat reaches 160 degrees. Let cool, remove the bacon and serve on the side, and use care in turning it over onto a platter, as the bones tend to fall out if you're not careful. This makes a tender bird and the breast is moist and flavorful. You can spice the bird all over before cooking with salt, pepper, garlic, and either butter or olive oil, mixed together. Some folks like a bit of sage in the mix, though I tend to use that only in dressing. If you want something exotic then go with one part cinnamon to two parts crushed cumin seed and two parts crushed coriander seed and three parts kosher salt -- this will give you a Mediterranean flavored bird. (I like using garlic with this spice mixture)
-----Original Message----- From: Mike and jean via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 2:08 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Mike and jean <mjs1...@sc.rr.com> Subject: [CnD] turkey cooking help needed Could someone please tell me how long to cook a whole turkey? This will be our first thanksgiving without my mom and the duty of cooking the turkey is falling on my nephew and me. We would like to doctor the turkey with some spices or seasonings or something like that. Thanks for all of your help. mike _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
