Perfect Roast Turkey

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/4 lb unsalted butter
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leave
• 1 (10 lb) fresh turkey
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 bunch fresh thyme
• 1 whole lemon, halved
• 1 spanish onion, quartered
• 1 head garlic, halved crosswise

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 melt the butter in a small saucepan.
• 3 add the zest and juice of the lemon and 1 teaspoon of thyme leaves to the butter mixture.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 take the giblets out of the turkey and wash the turkey inside and out.
• 6 remove any excess fat and leftover pinfeathers and pat the outside dry.
• 7 place the turkey in a large roasting pan.
• 8 liberally salt and pepper the inside of the turkey cavity.
• 9 stuff the cavity with the bunch of thyme, halved lemon, quartered onion, and the garlic.
• 10 brush the outside of the turkey with the butter mixture and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 11 tie the legs together with string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the turkey.
• 12 roast the turkey at 350 f about 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when you cut between the leg and the thigh.
• 13 remove the turkey to a cutting board and cover with aluminum foil; let rest for 20 minutes.
• 14 slice the turkey and serve.