Erika's Foolproof Turkey Recipe

Happy Turkey Day!

Erika's Turkey Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 whole turkey (15-18 lbs)
• 4 tablespoons butter, divided
• 4 cups warm water
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes
• 2 sprigs of fresh sage
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons seasoning salt (I use Slap Ya Mama)
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 3 celery stalks, chopped
• 1 large yellow onion, quartered

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place turkey in roasting pan
2. Mix together the carrots, celery and onion and stuff as much as you can inside the turkey.  Also include the sprigs of fresh sage.  Scatter the remaining vegetable mix around the turkey in the pan.
3. Heat the 4 cups of water until lukewarm and dissolve the bouillon cubes in the water, pour the broth around the turkey in the pan.
4. Carefully separate the skin over the breast (make sure you don’t rip the skin or your turkey will lose its juices) and push butter slices under the skin around the breast.
5. Rub the olive oil and seasoning salt all over the turkey.
6. Cover the turkey in foil and roast 3 hours in the preheated oven, basting about every 30 minutes.  Take off the tinfoil at 3 hours and roast another hour until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.  Let rest for at least 15 minutes before carving and serving.

Note: If you want to brine your turkey to make it juicier, soak it in: 1 gallon vegetable broth, 1 cup sea salt, 1 tablespoon crushed dried rosemary, 1 tablespoon dried sage, 1 gallon of ice water overnight (1 hour per pound).