Garlic and Herb-Butter Turkey

Garlic and Herb-Butter Turkey

Garlic and Herb-Butter Turkey

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15 mins
3 hrs
10-12

This classic Garlic and Herb-Butter Roast Turkey recipe is easy to make and absolutely delicious. Crispy golden-brown skin and flavorful turkey meat from a homemade garlic herb-butter for a turkey that you’ll be proud to serve at your Thanksgiving dinner.

The Big Easy® Oil-Less Turkey Fryer is powered by TRU-Infrared™ technology and requires no oil to operate. You get all the benefits of fried turkey, without waiting for the oil to heat or hassling with disposal.

Ingredients

For the Turkey

  • 1 (10-13 pound) turkey

For the Rub

  • 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) softened butter
  • 2 tablespoons fresh minced thyme
  • 1 tablespoon sage
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1/2 tablespoon black pepper
  • 1/2 tablespoon fresh rosemary
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced

For the Gravy

  • 1/2 cup turkey drippings
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

Step 1 Of 9
1
Power up The Big Easy Oil-less Turkey Fryer.
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2
Rinse the bird thoroughly with cool water and pat dry with paper towels.
3
In a medium-size bowl, combine butter, thyme, sage, lemon zest, salt, pepper, rosemary and garlic.
4
Loosen the turkey skin from the flesh by slipping your hand between the breast and the skin. Insert about 2 tablespoons of the seasoned butter under the skin of each breast. Then, cover the outside of the turkey with the remaining butter.
5
Place the turkey in the roaster basket and lower the basket into the cooking chamber. Insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the breast so that the tip does not touch bone and the dial is easy to read when the basket is in the cooker.
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To minimize sticking, coat the wire frame of the cooking basket with oil before inserting turkey.
6
Cook until the internal temperature of the bird reaches 165°F, about 2 ½ hours. Cook time varies based on weather conditions and the size of your turkey.
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Cover the fryer with the wire mesh lid during the last 15 minutes of the cook for crispy skin, using infrared heat reflected back into cooking chamber. If used throughout cook, this heat can burn food before it is fully cooked.
7
Lift the roaster basket out of the cooking chamber and set it on a shallow sheet pan. Allow the turkey to rest for 10 to 15 minutes. Then, remove the turkey from the basket.
8
Pour drippings into a saucepan and slowly whisk in flour over medium-high heat until it becomes a brown roux. Gradually whisk in chicken broth; then add pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes.
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Run the turkey drippings through a fine mesh strainer to remove any chunks.
9
Slice and serve.
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