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Roast Turkey
Ingredients:
- 1 (12 pound) whole turkey
- 1 onion, peeled and halved
- 1 carrot
- 2 celery stalks
- Fresh parsley
- ¾ cup olive oil or melted butter
- 2 tbsp. garlic powder
- 2 tsp. dried basil
- 1 tsp. ground sage
- 1 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. black pepper
- 2 cups water
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 325 °F (165 °C). Remove turkey's giblets and organs, reserving them for gravy or stuffing. Rinse and dry the turkey, and place in roasting pan.
- Insert onion, carrot, celery and parsley inside body cavity, and tie turkey legs together with twine.
- Combine olive oil or butter, garlic powder, dried basil, ground sage, salt, and black pepper. Brush mixture over turkey. Pour water into bottom of roasting pan, and cover.
- Bake for 3 1/2 hours, or until the internal temperature of the thickest part of the thigh measures 180 °F (82 °C). Remove from oven, and let stand for 30 minutes before carving.
