Upside-Down Turkey
Description
An upside-down turkey goes against conventional wisdom, but try it and see how moist and juicy the breast meat is in a turkey cooked without stuffing.
Ingredients
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1 (12 pound) whole turkey
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1/2 cup butter
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1 cup water
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Remove and discard giblets. Rinse turkey and pat dry. Place turkey upside-down (with breast facing down) in a roasting pan.
3
Place 1/2 of the butter in the cavity of the turkey. Cut remaining butter into pieces and rub over the outside of the skin. Pour water into the pan and cover with foil.
4
Cook in the preheated oven until the internal temperature of the thighs has reached 180 degrees F (80 degrees C), 3 to 3 1/2 hours.