Description
A recipe for a whole roasted turkey flavored with cranberry and orange.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 whole turkey (12–14 lbs)
- 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 2 oranges, quartered
- 1 large onion, quartered
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon dried sage
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F. Remove the turkey from its packaging and remove the neck and giblets. Pat the turkey dry inside and out with paper towels.
- In a small bowl, mix the softened butter with salt, pepper, and dried sage.
- Rub the butter mixture all over the outside of the turkey, including under the skin of the breast if possible.
- Place the cranberries, quartered oranges, quartered onion, rosemary, and thyme inside the turkey cavity.
- Place the turkey on a roasting rack in a roasting pan.
- Roast for approximately 3 to 3.5 hours, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165 degrees F. Baste every 45 minutes with pan drippings.
- Remove the turkey from the oven, tent loosely with foil, and let it rest for at least 20 minutes before carving.
Notes
- For crispier skin, increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F for the last 20 minutes of cooking, watching carefully to prevent burning.
- If your turkey browns too quickly, loosely cover the breast area with aluminum foil.
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 210 min
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/10 turkey
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3
- Sodium: 450
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 6
- Unsaturated Fat: 9
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 4
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 48
- Cholesterol: 150
Keywords: turkey, cranberry, orange, roast turkey, holiday, Thanksgiving