Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Turkey · Make Ahead Roasted Turkey
One of 58 roast turkey recipes we measured
from www.culinaryhill.com
It ranks #1 of 58 for tenderness among the roast turkey recipes we compared. 141 cooks on www.culinaryhill.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 58.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 0% | 2% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 1% |
| acid | 1% | 0% |
| liquid | 16% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 6804 g | 1 (15 pound) whole turkey (thawed with neck and giblets saved for turkey broth, if desired (see note 1)) |
| 5 g | 2 teaspoon poultry seasoning ((see note 2)) |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon ground black pepper |
| 720 g | 3 cups chicken broth ((see note 3)) |
| 50 g | 1/2 cup minced fresh parsley |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried) |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary (or 1 teaspoon dried and crushed) |
| 2 teaspoons lemon zest | |
| 61 g | 1/4 cup lemon juice |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 360 g | 1 1/2 cups chicken broth |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon butter |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour |
Method: 8 steps, published by www.culinaryhill.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I forgot to comment on this after Thanksgiving. We did this with 2-7LB butterball turkey breast. No brine and it was delicious and moist. We sliced it that evening after it cooled some and wrapped it up tight. It reheated fine the next day with the broth and ” — a cook, 5.0★
“Thank you from Vancouver Island in Canada! I followed your recipe, roasted, carved, and froze the turkey 3 weeks ago and it came out of the oven for Christmas dinner looking and tasting amazing. This is a great time saver and stress reliever. Thanks again for ” — a cook, 5.0★