and sadness in peoples lives lately…
from around the world,
spouses and children…
due to war and natural storms…
when people are angry and upset,
we might not be able to solve all that’s wrong…
an empathetic voice…
a few years agowhen I was going to have a biopsy…
called me and said,
living across the world, were praying for me?
It was sooo moist and delicious and I highly recommend it for the Christmas Holidays.
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Citrus Basil Roasted Turkey
1 stick of butter
1 orange
fresh basil–chop 2-3 TBSP
20 lb Turkey
Morton’s Nature Seasoning
Celery Salt
I look pretty intense focusing on chopping the basil 🙂
Slice the butter and place in a bowl with the basil….
Grate the orange peel over the bowl…
Isn’t that so very pretty! 🙂
Slice the orange to use later…
Now to prepare the delicious bird…
This is done with your hands or better yet…someone else’s :)–
well, someone has to take the pictures…
just saying…
Smear the turkey all over with the butter, basil,
orange peel mixture…
This takes time and patience…
easy to say if you’re the one holding the camera…:)
Smear it all over with the gooey goodness…
Next you’ll add these 2 guys…
Generously…all over….
you really cannot get too much seasoning on the turkey…
This takes a little time and patience too as you
want to completely cover it with the seasonings…
Hmm…Hmm…Hmm…
And the top next…
I ususally use a Reynolds Turkey Bag to cook my turkey
because my Mom always did it this way…:)
You can use a Turkey Roaster and cover it
well with heavy duty foil.
You will have to bake it a little longer this way
and maybe use a meat thermometer to see
if it reaches the correct temperature.
You’ll remove the foil during the last part of baking
to make sure it browns beautifully.
Or, just throw it in that turkey bag like Momma did a
nd save yourself all that trouble! 🙂
Place the orangeslices in the cavity and if you have any of the butter mixture left, throw that in there too!
Oh, and an onion if you have one….
I sometimes throw in some celery and even an apple…
just depends on the ingredients on hand and the mood…just saying..
After 3 1/2 hours on 350 degrees in the turkey bag, it comes out beautiful like this!
We had company over and forgot to take the pretty platter pictures and the pictures of it carved…
but I think you get the idea…
It was delicious!