I’ve been making our Turkey for the past three years and I have never used a recipe. I’ve eyeball all my ingredients. This year I decided that I would measure everything in order to share it here in my blog. Please note, I love my poultry dark and as you can see from the picture, the turkey had a nice golden color.
What you’ll need:
13 Pound Turkey
2 bottles Labatt Light Beer
1 Tablespoon Sage
2 Tablespoons Rosemary
2 Tablespoons Oregano
2 Tablespoons Basil
1/2 Teaspoon Thyme
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
1/2 cup of butter(softened)
Instructions:
- Preheat Oven to 325 degrees. Bake 3 to 3-1/2 hour.
- In a bowl combine all the ingredients and put aside.
- Lift the skin on the turkey and put small amounts of butter underneath in the areas that will allow you. ie: breast, back, along the legs. Then rub any extra butter on the skin of the outside. This will give the turkey its glow.
- After applying the butter, proceed to add the rub. I usually sprinkle it evenly on the outside. I also put the rub on the inside of the turkey, under the wings, in the crease of the legs. Every inch of turkey should have the rub mixture.
- Place in a nonstick pan.
- Empty the Labatt around the turkey, not on the turkey.
- As the turkey cooks, it will release juices that will be combined with the beer. The last hour of baking I usually baste the turkey every 15-20 minutes until it has the color that I like.
