Herbed Turkey
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Ingredients
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • ¼ cup minced onion
  • ¼ cup snipped parsley
  • 2 Tablespoons snipped fresh dill
  • 1 small stalk celery with leaves, minced (about ½ cup)
  • 2 small bay leaves, crumbled
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
  • ¾ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • ½ teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 turkey, about 12 pounds
  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • Salt
  • Black Pepper
  • ¼ cup snipped parsley
  • 2 Tablespoons snipped fresh dill
Instructions
  1. Combine the ¼ cup butter, onion, ¼ cup parsley, 2 Tablespoons dill, the celery, bay leaves, garlic, 1-1/2 teaspoons salt, thyme, and white pepper. Rub inside cavity of turkey with mixture. Fasten neck and back openings with skewers.
  2. Mix 2 Tablespoons of the butter with the turmeric. Brush over entire surface of turkey. Place turkey breast side up, on rack in roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in the thickest part of inside thigh muscle, away from the bone. Roast turkey at 325 degrees F, basting twice during roasting with butter, until thermometer registers 185 degrees F,, about 3 hours.
  3. Remove turkey from oven, and brush with remaining butter. Season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with ¼ cup parsley and 2 Tablespoons dill. Return to oven for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest for 20 minutes before carving. Serves 8.
Recipe by The Culinary Cellar at https://theculinarycellar.com/sphere-magazine-november-1976/