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Holiday Turkey

Holiday Turkey

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How to Cook a Turkey Quickly in the Easiest Way? If you do not want to baste and watch a turkey when friends and family surround you, this simple method means you could have turkey multiple times a year instead of only on holidays. How about a turkey dinner on a Tuesday in September? It really is that easy!
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Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Defrost turkey at a rate of 24 hours per 7 pounds of turkey. Calculations here are for a 15 pound turkey. 2 days 6 hours
Total Time 2 days 8 hours 30 minutes
Course Dinner, Holiday, Main Course
Cuisine American, Holiday
Servings 12 People
Calories 117 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Roasting Pan - Disposable pans are easily available at most stores for a relatively low price.
  • Oven Bag

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Turkey
  • 1 tbsp Flour
  • Olive or Avocado Oil or Cooking Oil Spray The amount needed will depend upon the size of your turkey.
  • Seasonings of choice: Salt or Seasoning Salt, Pepper, Poultry Seasoning, etc The amounts needed depend on the size of your turkey and your personal taste. I have listed the seasonings we use.
  • Carrots, onions, celery, potatoes or any root vegetable Optional
  • Stuffing Optional

Instructions
 

Prior to cooking

  • Defrost your turkey still in the packaging in the refrigerator. Allowing 24 hours per 7 pounds is a good time estimate, but allow enough time for it to thoroughly defrost.
    1 Turkey

Preparing the turkey

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Remove the turkey from its packaging and thoroughly rise the entire turkey.
  • Remove the neck and giblets from the defrosted turkey. These are often found inside the actual bird. Check the neck end and the back end. If they are still frozen to the turkey, run water through the bird as you rinse it to continue to dislodge the neck and giblets. Set them aside to use later or discard.
  • Pat the turkey dry.
  • Coat the turkey skin with olive oil or avocado oil.
    Olive or Avocado Oil or Cooking Oil Spray
  • Sprinkle the turkey with chosen seasonings and rub them into the skin.
    Seasonings of choice: Salt or Seasoning Salt, Pepper, Poultry Seasoning, etc

Optional vegetables or stuffing

  • Slice vegetables of your choice such as carrots, onions, potatoes, celery, etc to add underneath the turkey in the oven bag.
    Carrots, onions, celery, potatoes or any root vegetable
  • Prepare stuffing and add to the turkey's cavity where the neck and giblets were found.
    Stuffing

Cooking the turkey

  • Add 1 tbsp of flour to the oven bag, hold it closed and shake vigorously.
    1 tbsp Flour
  • Add vegetables if using.
  • Place the turkey in the roasting bag. Tuck the ends of the oven bag into the pan as well if necessary. Do not allow the bag to touch any part of the actual oven.
  • Cut 6 slits about a half inch long in the top of the bag.
  • Cook the turkey based on its weight until it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees.

Serving the turkey

  • Carefully open the bag away from your face and body after removing it from the oven to avoid burns from escaping steam.
  • Remove the turkey from the bag and place on a serving tray or slice into pieces

Notes

Remember size definitely matters when defrosting or cooking a turkey.
 While the actual cooking time decreases when using this method, the time required for defrosting does not change.

Nutrition

Serving: 3ozCalories: 117kcalProtein: 24gFat: 2g
Keyword Cooking a Turkey, Dinner, Ground Turkey, Holiday, main course, Main Ingredient
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