A Simply Perfect Roast Turkey

Ingredients

• 1 (18 pound) whole turkey
• 8 cups prepared stuffing
• 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1.5 quarts turkey stock, divided

Nutrition

Steps

1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place a rack in the lowest position of the oven.

2

Remove turkey neck and giblets; pat dry with paper towels. Place breast-side up, on a rack in a large roasting pan.

3

Loosely fill cavity with stuffing. Rub skin with butter; season with salt and pepper.

4

Pour 2 cups of turkey stock into the roasting pan.

5

Loosely tent turkey with aluminum foil; roast for 2 ½ hours, basting with pan juices every 30 minutes. When drippings evaporate, add remaining stock to the pan, 1 to 2 cups at a time.

6

Remove foil and continue roasting until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 165 degrees F (75 degrees C), about 1 ½ hours more.

7

Let stand for 20 to 30 minutes before carving.

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Total

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Tags

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