How To Make Spatchcock Turkey
This easy-to-follow turkey recipe will make the perfect center piece for your holiday meals! It’s got simple herb seasonings for a more flavorful turkey.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 12lbsturkey,defrosted
- ½cupolive oil
- 3tbspfresh herbs,such as rosemary, thyme, parsley, sage
- salt and pepper
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
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Combine the olive oil and fresh herbs. Set aside.
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Remove the neck and giblets from the turkey, then reserve them.
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Place the turkey on a work surface breast side down so the backbone is facing up.
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Using poultry shears, cut along each side of the backbone to remove the backbone completely.
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Flip the turkey over breast side up.
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Using palms, press on the turkey to flatten it. The cartilage in the breast bone should crack as it flattens.
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Using the poultry shears, cut the wing tips off.
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Arrange the turkey on a large rimmed baking sheet, then brush it with the olive oil mixture and season well with salt and pepper.
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Roast the turkey for 1¼ hours to 1½ hours or until the thickest part of the thigh reaches 165 degrees F.
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Remove from the oven, then loosely tent with foil.
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Rest at least 15 minutes.
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Carve, serve, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 732.03kcal
- Fat:Â 34.64g
- Saturated Fat:Â 7.89g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.28g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 14.86g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 7.61g
- Carbohydrates:Â 1.54g
- Fiber:Â 0.38g
- Sugar:Â 0.33g
- Protein:Â 98.33g
- Cholesterol:Â 326.59mg
- Sodium:Â 1081.19mg
- Calcium:Â 57.81mg
- Potassium:Â 1040.00mg
- Iron:Â 4.15mg
- Vitamin A: 81.49µg
- Vitamin C:Â 1.26mg
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