Weekend Roast Turkey (no fuss)
- 1 12 lb. defrosted Turkey
- 1 Gravy (optional)
- Preheat oven 325
- Wash turkey well, pat dry.
- Cut off wing tips and place in large greased shallow baking pan.
- Spray whole top of turkey with Cooking Spray.
- Sprinkle with salt & pepper.
- Place in oven.
- Let cook without opening oven for 1 hr.
- After 1 hr.
- open oven and cover bird loosely with foil.
- No need to baste.
- Continue roasting turkey 3 more hrs.
- No basting.
- Remove from oven, let stand 45 minutes.
- Remove turkey to large plate.
- Meanwhile make gravy with drippings.
- Pour drippings into large measure.
- Let fat rise to top.
- Squeegee out brown juice into saucepan.
- Discard fat.
- Make a slurry with cornstarch and water.
- Boil juice then add slurry to desired consistency.
- Boil 2 more mins.
- Now you will have leftover turkey for the week's lunches, or easy dinners.
turkey, gravy
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/339747-weekend-roast-turkey-no-fuss (may not work)