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One of 58 roast turkey recipes we measured

Perfect Roast Turkey

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★.

hands-on30m
waiting3.8 hr
makes12
each$2.37
kcal801
leveladvanced
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The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 58.

this recipe typical
fat2%2%
salt2%0%
aromatics0%1%
liquid25%0%

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 58 for tenderness

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

6804 g1 (15-pound) frozen turkey (thawed, neck, heart, and gizzards removed and discarded (see note 1))
144 g1/2 cup kosher salt ((see note 2))
24 g2 tablespoons baking powder ((see note 3))
57 g4 tablespoons butter (softened, plus 4 tablespoons butter, melted)
1 g1 bunch fresh sage
Freshly ground black pepper
109 g1/2 cup olive oil
Reserved pan drippings (from roasted turkey (see note 4))
1680 g7 cups chicken broth (or turkey broth (see note 5))
32 g1/4 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★
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