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Whole Roast Turkey

with Herb Butter
  • Prep Time: 30 mins.
  • Cook Time: 3 hrs
  • Tot. Time: 3.5 hrs
  • Servings: 8

A whole turkey rubbed with a seasoned herb butter, both under the skin and all over it. It’s stuffed with onion, orange, celery and carrot, roasted until deep golden, and served with roasted vegetables.

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  • Turkey 1 ✓
  • Almarai unsalted butter 1 cup ✓
  • Fresh rosemary 1 TBSP ✓
  • Fresh basil ½ TBSP ✓
  • Salt 3 TSP ✓
  • Paprika 1 TSP ✓
  • Smoked paprika 1 TSP ✓
  • White onion, quartered 1 large ✓
  • Orange, quartered 1 ✓
  • Stalks Carrots 3 celery ✓
  • Stock or water 1 cup ✓
  1. Mix the butter with the rosemary, basil, salt, paprika and smoked paprika until creamy.
  2. Pat the turkey dry, then gently separate the skin from the meat as much as you can.
  3. Push part of the herb butter under the skin, and rub the rest all over the outside of the turkey.
  4. Stuff the cavity with the onion, orange, celery and carrots.
  5. Place the turkey on a rack in a roasting tray and roast in a preheated oven at 220°C for 20 minutes.
  6. Pour the stock or water into the tray and cover the turkey loosely with foil.
  7. Keep roasting until the turkey is cooked through. The video doesn’t show the temperature or time, so check that the juices run clear.
  8. Brush with the butter or pan juices, then arrange on a platter with the roasted vegetables and orange slices to serve.