Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Turkey · Juicy Roast Turkey
One of 58 roast turkey recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 58 for tenderness among the roast turkey recipes we compared. 150 cooks on www.recipetineats.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 58.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 3% | 2% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 4% | 1% |
| liquid | 29% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 4536 g | 10 lb / 5kg whole turkey (, thawed (plain not pre brined) (Note 1)) |
| 45 g | 2 1/2 tbsp kosher salt / cooking salt ((Note 2)) |
| 4 g | 2 tsp dried thyme (, or other herb of choice) |
| 2 g | 1 tsp paprika (, sweet or ordinary) |
| 3 g | 1 tsp garlic powder ((optional)) |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp black pepper |
| 6 g | 2 heads of garlic (, halved horizontally (ie 4 halves)) |
| 150 g | 1 onion (, halved - skin on is fine (brown, yellow, white)) |
| 2 g | 2 small bunch mixed herbs (, sage, rosemary, thyme, parsley (optional, Note 3)) |
| 150 g | 10 tbsp (150g) unsalted butter (, melted) |
| 6 g | 1 tbsp (in total) sage, rosemary and thyme (, finely chopped - equal amounts of each (Note 3)) |
| 9 g | 3 garlic cloves (, minced) |
| 354 g | 1 1/2 cups dry white wine (, or water (Note 4)) |
| Salt & pepper | |
| 960 g | 4 cups chicken broth / stock (, low sodium) |
| 38 g | 5 tbsp flour (, plain / all purpose) |
| Salt and pepper |
Method: 25 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Canadian Thanksgiving Day!! I have been cooking for Xmas and Thanksgiving ever since I was in my 20's, I am now 72, For the last 20 years I could not cook another turkey, the time it took to prepare, the mess and the smell of day old turkey was a real turn of” — a cook, 5.0★
“Thanks for a brilliant Christmas turkey after using this recipe. I cook the turkey every year in a Romatopf clay pot. This years turkey was voted best ever & I think next years will be better still when I get used to the time adjustments for a brined bir” — a cook, 5.0★