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Rosemary and Basil Roast Turkey
Recipe by:
Star Pooley
This recipe keeps your turkey moist and full of flavour. You can also use this recipe for chicken.
Ready in 4 hours 25 minutes
Saved as a favourite by 27 cook(s)
Ingredients
Serves: 16
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 1 head garlic, peeled and crushed
- good handful chopped fresh rosemary
- handful chopped fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon Italian herb seasoning
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 whole turkey
- 1 tablespoon of plain flour
Preparation method
Prep: 25 minutes | Cook: 4 hours1.
Combine the olive oil, garlic, rosemary, basil, Italian herb seasoning, black pepper and salt. Set aside.
2.
Wash the turkey, inside and out and pat dry. Remove any excess fat deposits. Loosen the skin from the breast. This is done by slowly working your fingers between the breast and the skin. Work it loose to the end of the drumstick being careful not to tear the skin.
3.
Using your hand, spread a generous amount of the rosemary mixture under the breast skin and down the thigh and leg. Rub the remainder of the rosemary mixture over the outside of the breast. Use cocktail sticks to seal skin over any exposed breast meat.
4.
Place the turkey on a rack in a roasting tin. Add just enough water to cover the bottom of the pan. Roast according to the weight of your turkey. Roast in a preheated 180 C oven. When finished, a meat thermometer inserted in the thigh should read 82 C and the juices should run clear when pierced with a fork.
Stuffing your turkey
You can stuff the turkey using this recipe for Mushroom and herb stuffing.
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Last updated:
07 Jan 2012
Moderately easy
my first ever time making turkey and it was super delicious !
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22 Mar 2012
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I have made this turkey 4 years in a row. My husband and I only made a few changes. First, we cover for 2 hours then cook uncovered the last 2. We also double the ingredients and place under the skin, on top and in the cavity. This adds a nice rosemary flavour to the stuffing.
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21 Jul 2008
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BENTRIVER
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I love this recipe, i have used it for a few years now and still love it.
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21 Jul 2008
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Gina
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BEST TURKEY EVER!!!!!
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21 Jul 2008
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Callie
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I put the spices and the olive oil together the night before and let the oil soak up all the flavour. All I did on the day was rub it all over the turkey - inside and out. It was great!!
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21 Jul 2008
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LOTSUJI
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Welcome to my new turkey recipe! This is it, I think, for the rest of my life. It's so fresh, and makes gorgeous gravy. One added thing I always do....use carrots and leeks instead of a rack for the turkey - then, when you go to make the gravy, make sure you push the carrots and leeks through a sieve to add all that goodness into the pot. It's really the best possible gravy you could ever have!
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21 Jul 2008
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