Upside Down Turkey Roasting, How To Cook A Turkey Overnight Williams Sonoma Taste

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Sonnys thanksgiving dinner. 40 minutes into roasting your turkey upside down youre poised by the oven and the timer is going to ring any minute. Trim bread to length of turkey breast about 9 inches then slice horizontally. The low temperature and moisture from the water will cook it gently.

While the turkey roasts the juices fall down towards the breast resulting in the most succulent meat. Cook covered in the preheated oven 3 to 3 12 hours until the internal temperature of the thigh has reached 180 degrees f 80 degrees c. Butter cut sides of bread.

This is a large turkey as we tend to serve a crowd at my house so be sure to reduce the cook time if roasting a smaller bird about 15 minutes per pound for an unstuffed turkey. Now lets get on with cooking the turkey upside down. Roast the bird in the oven for 45 minutes rotating every 20 minutes to ensure even browning.

Then flip to remove the drumsticks and breasts. Insert 14 cup butter inside the turkey. Dont worry about basting.

Depending on your turkey size your cooking time will be different. The oven is set somewhere between 375f and 400f which means. Set a rack in a roasting pan fill the pan with about a quart of water arrange the turkey breast side up on the rack and wrap the pan tightly in aluminum foil.

On a v shaped wire rack set in a roasting pan place slices side by side lengthwise buttered sides up. Use a meat thermometer to take out any guess work of when the turkey is done. Place remaining butter in several pieces around the turkey.

Place the turkey upside down on the roasting rack and place in the oven. Lower the heat to 325. Its important to use a roasting rack when cooking a turkey upside down as the meat becomes very tender and can be harder to remove from the pan.

Then place the turkey upside down onto the roasting rack. Place turkey upside breast down in a roasting pan. Remove the thighs while the turkey is still breast side down.

Tuck wings under turkey. Grab your favorite roasting pan and place the onion celery and carrots at the bottom. Tie drumsticks together with kitchen twine.

Rub the outside with oil and sprinkle with pepper and any additional herbs and spices you might enjoy. Roast the turkey while you sleep and get ready in the morning as long as 9 11 hours. Pour water into the pan.

Pour in a half cup of water. Preheat oven to 425 degrees with a rack in lower third. Remember the breast should be resting on the bread at this point.

The breast is also more protected from the heat which helps keep it from getting too dried out. Rest the turkey upside down for 25 to 30 minutes before carving.