There many tricks and gimmicks when it comes to moist and juicy turkeys. However, not much is being said about seasoning a turkey properly. Moist does not mean flavorful. How do you season your turkey so it would be tasty and not bland?
2006-11-21 03:03:26 · 6 answers · asked by Billie 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Thanksgiving
You can use garlic or onion powder, oregano, paprika, basil, thyme, salt, pepper, or whatever spices appeal to you.
2006-11-21 03:06:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How To Season A Turkey
2016-09-30 12:23:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm in the military and i have tried many different seasonings/bastes. seems like everywhere i have been stationed someone does it differently. one of my military friends from michigan basted the turkey in half white wine and half salted sweet butter a few years ago. it was soooooooooo good. this is the way i cook my turkey every year now. everyone can't get enough of it. the butter and wine make the turkey so tender.
Basic Turkey Recipe
16 lb Turkey - excess fat reserved
Butter
Salt & Pepper
White Wine
Aluminum Foil
Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 350°F. Rinse turkey and pat dry.
Sprinkle inside and out with salt and pepper.
(Optional) Spoon your choice of stuffing loosely into neck cavity and main cavity of turkey. Tie legs together. Using small metal skewers, pin neck skin to enclose stuffing.
Brush with butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Place turkey, breast side up, on rack in large pan. Add 3 cups white wine and one in a half sticks of butter to pan. Cover turkey loosely with foil. Baste every 30 minutes with pan drippings until turkey is done.
hope this helps!!?........
2006-11-21 04:35:05 · answer #3 · answered by portuguese_tease 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
3 tablespoons grill seasoning (recommended: Montreal Seasoning by McCormick) 3 palm fulls
1 tablespoon ground cumin, a palm full
1 tablespoon smoked sweet paprika, a palm full
1 tablespoon coriander, a palm full
4 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves, 8 sprigs, stripped off stems
Cilantro leaves, 2 handfuls or 1/2 cup basil leaves
1 cup loosely packed flat-leaf parsley, 4 handfuls
Mix all the spices and apply over the skin of the bird and I can guarantee you that you will have the best turkey ever.
2006-11-21 03:18:30 · answer #4 · answered by anashateva 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
put onions inside the turkey, maybe some rosemary. or you coudl inject it with a turkey injector with some cajun seasonings, has always been a hit with company. deep frying a turkey makes it moist and taste really good.
2006-11-21 03:18:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you can inject it or just put some fresh thyme, sage, and rosemary under the skin with butter. Add salt and pepper on top and continue to baste with it's own juices mmm.
2006-11-21 03:43:28 · answer #6 · answered by Sassy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Late Autumn, early winter is the best season for turkeys.
2006-11-21 03:07:44 · answer #7 · answered by cold runner 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Salt & pepper on top, and butter under the skin. That's it. If you don't overcook it, it will be pefect.
2006-11-21 03:06:19 · answer #8 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
idk, my mum cooks it.
2006-11-21 12:50:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋