Bob’s Thanksgiving Day Turkey
Quite Simply the best (and most simple) Thanksgiving Turkey
Ingredients
- 1 whole turkey, frozen anywhere between 15 and 20 lbs
- 1 bottle peanut oil
- 1 whole white onion
- 3 tbsp salt, kosher this is an estimate. you really want to salt the turkey well
- 1 tbsp black pepper, fresh ground this is an estimate. you really want to pepper the turkey well
- 1 tbsp garlic powder this is an estimate. you really want to season the turkey well with garlic powder
- 1/2 stick butter, salted
Instructions
Defrost
- Take a frozen turkey the day before cooking in the morning. Clean the turkey.
Prepare
- Rub the entire turkey with Peanut Oil
- Season with Salt and Pepper and Garlic Powder
- Cut the white onion in half and put in the cavity of the turkey
- Slit the turkey 4-6 times on each breast, using ½ inch slits, slightly scoring the meat. Then slide a slice of butter into the breast part of the turkey between the skin and the meat.
- Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight.
Thanksgiving Day Cooking
- The next morning, insert the probe into the thigh, avoiding the bone
- Put in the oven at 325 degrees until internal temperature reaches 165
- Keep covered until ready to carve.