Herbed Butter Injected Roast Turkey
Herbed Butter Injected Roast Turkey

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, herbed butter injected roast turkey. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

When butter is cooled strain through a cheesecloth to remove herb pieces as to not clog your injector. Using a food injector, and working in batches, suck up the herbed butter and inject into turkey all over as evenly as possible. Remove turkey from the packaging, and remove the bag of giblets and neck from the turkey (this may be in the main cavity or under the skin by the neck).

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook herbed butter injected roast turkey using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Herbed Butter Injected Roast Turkey:
  1. Prepare 1 10-15 lb turkey (mine was around 13)
  2. Make ready 2 tbs dried parsley
  3. Make ready 2 tsp dried oregano
  4. Get 2 tsp dried basil
  5. Take 2 tsp dried rosemary
  6. Make ready 1 tsp dried thyme
  7. Take 2 1/2 tsp salt - divided
  8. Prepare 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  9. Prepare 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter - softened, divided
  10. Prepare 2 cups water

Okay, well maybe not your life but definitely your Thanksgiving Dinner! Loosen skin: Working from the neck end, slide fingers under skin until you reach the end of the breast, being careful not to tear the skin; rub herb butter under the skin. Fill neck cavity: Place turkey breast side down. Fill neck cavity with stuffing; avoid packing.

Steps to make Herbed Butter Injected Roast Turkey:
  1. Make sure your turkey is fully thawed. 1 hour before cooking, pull your turkey from the fridge and perform steps 2 & 3.
  2. Remove turkey from the packaging, and remove the bag of giblets and neck from the turkey (this may be in the main cavity or under the skin by the neck). Save your giblets to go in your gravy if desired. Do not rinse turkey. Place turkey breast side up in roasting pan and pat skin dry with paper towels. Let sit to come to room temp.
  3. While turkey sits make your herbed butter. Combine parsley, oregano, basil, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper, and grind into a powder using a spice grinder, food processor, or mortar and pestle (this is what I use). Melt 1 stick butter in a small sauce pan, add 2 tbs of herb mixture and cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool to room temp. When butter is cooled strain through a cheesecloth to remove herb pieces as to not clog your injector.
  4. When ready to cook place oven rack at lowest level and preheat oven to 475°F. Using a food injector, and working in batches, suck up the herbed butter and inject into turkey all over as evenly as possible.
  5. Sprinkle half of the remaining herb powder inside the cavity of the turkey. Add 1/2 tsp salt to the remaining herb mixture, combine with remaining butter, and smear all over the skin. That's right, give it a good massage like you really love that bird.
  6. Pour 2 cups of water in roasting pan (but not over the turkey). Place in oven uncovered and bake at higher heat until skin begins to brown, about 30-40 minutes (it's nowhere near cooked yet do not eat now).
  7. Remove from oven and tent with foil, or if your roasting pan has a lid cover with that. Reduce oven temp to 350°F and return bird to oven. Continue roasting, not touching a thing, until internal temp reaches at least 170°F in the thighs. About 2 - 2.5 hrs.
  8. Remove from oven. Let rest, covered, 30 minutes to 1 hour before carving. Enjoy!
  9. See notes below ⤵
  10. Wanna make giblets gravy? Here's how! Transfer bird to a cutting board to rest. Pour pan drippings into a medium sauce pan with additional chicken stock as needed (generally 2-4 cups). Chop up your raw giblets and place in broth. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste before thickening. Mix 2 tbs cornstarch with 2 tbs water. Stir into broth to thicken. Add additional slurry as needed until desired thickness is reached.

I developed this garlic butter herb roasted turkey recipe using my favorite All-Natural Turkey from Jennie-O. I can always count on it for quality without any weird added ingredients or sugar-y pre-made brine. Spread one-third of the butter mixture evenly under the skin. Spread one-third of the mixture inside the body cavity, then spread the remaining mixture evenly on the outside of the turkey. Truss the turkey if desired using kitchen twine.

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