Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Turkey · Perfect Roast 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. 21 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 | 2% | 2% |
| salt | 2% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 1% |
| liquid | 25% | 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) frozen turkey (thawed, neck, heart, and gizzards removed and discarded (see note 1)) |
| 144 g | 1/2 cup kosher salt ((see note 2)) |
| 24 g | 2 tablespoons baking powder ((see note 3)) |
| 57 g | 4 tablespoons butter (softened, plus 4 tablespoons butter, melted) |
| 1 g | 1 bunch fresh sage |
| Freshly ground black pepper | |
| 109 g | 1/2 cup olive oil |
| Reserved pan drippings (from roasted turkey (see note 4)) | |
| 1680 g | 7 cups chicken broth (or turkey broth (see note 5)) |
| 32 g | 1/4 cup cornstarch ((see note 6)) |
| Salt and freshly ground black pepper |
Method: 19 steps, published by www.culinaryhill.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“The whole meal was amazing! Thank you for your delicious and simple to follow recipes!! Christine” — a cook, 5.0★
“Easy way to roast my turkey! The gravy is an awesome bonus too! was delicious” — a cook, 5.0★