Rub skin with butter, then season with salt and pepper.

Roast turkey recipe unstuffed. For turkey skin that's toasty golden brown—the kind of crispy skin that's just begging to be snitched and nibbled while you're carving—you need to dry every surface thoroughly before the bird goes in the oven. Rinse turkey inside and out under cold running water; Run cold water over the turkey to rinse it.

November 13, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. 1 large onion, cut into 8 wedges. Add the zest and juice of the lemon and 1 teaspoon of thyme leaves to the.

Baste with pan juices (lift up foil to reach breast area) and continue roasting, basting every 45 minutes, 1½ hours more (2¼ hours total). Microwave on 100 percent power (high) until melted. Web roast for 30 minutes.

Web preheat oven to 350 degrees. Web either brine the turkey beforehand or salt the inside and outside of the bird generously, then stuff the cavity with aromatics, like lemon halves, wedges of onion, and herbs. 1 turkey (10 to 12 pounds) coarse kosher salt.

Web rub 4 teaspoons salt mixture under skin of each breast half, 2 teaspoons salt under skin of each leg, and remaining salt mixture into cavity. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine and secure the neck closed with twine or a skewer. Pat turkey dry with paper towels.

Pat dry with paper towels. Heat oven to 190c/fan 170c/gas 5. Web preheat oven to 350°f (177°c).