As you know, Thanksgiving is near and everybody wants to celebrate this traditional festival with their family members. Roasted Turkey is the main dish on Thanksgiving Day that people love to make for their loved ones. That’s why; we want to bring our secret and simple Thanksgiving Turkey recipe for you. I am sure; you are going to love this amazing and easy Turkey recipe. Must try this delicious roasted turkey on this Thanksgiving Day and make your family members and friends happier.
Thanksgiving Day History:
Thanksgiving is a festival that comes once in a year and celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November. The celebration has its own particular value in USA. It is being celebrated since 1621. Thanksgiving were started hundreds of years back when travelers came to at American land and were invited warmly by Americans and local red Indians. Slowly, these pioneers assorted into the culture of Native Americans, hence another country built up that we know today. From that point forward, people started to celebrate Thanksgiving Day as a traditional festival all over the USA.
The first religious value of Thanksgiving festival has been lost throughout the years. In its place, just cooking and offering various foods to family and closed ones has come to the center. Americans eat the meat of Turkey vastly on this festival. According to records of National Turkey Federation, on this day approximately 90% Americans eat turkey meat be it roasted, broiled or baked.
At the start of 20th century, it was a custom in which the leaders of USA use to pardon Thanksgiving Turkey each year to save the bird from killing. Later those Turkeys were sent to the bird form for the re-treatment.
Simple Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe Ingredients:
This simple Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe takes only 30 minutes for the preparation and 2 hours for cooking. You can serve this dish for at least 8 persons. To make this simple Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe, You need 1 stick of unsalted butter, one lemon zest and juice, 1 tsp chopped thyme leaves, 1 turkey, kosher salt, black pepper ground, 1 bunch of fresh thyme, 1 whole lemon (halved), 1 large onion (halved) and 1 head garlic (halved crosswise).
Method:
First of all, preheat the oven to 350 F. Melt butter into the saucepan and add lemon zest and juice and 1 tsp thyme leaves. Keep it aside. Clean the Turkey and wash it properly from inside and outside. Remove the fats and feathers and pat dry it. Take a large oven tray and place the turkey on it. Liberally apply salt and ground black pepper inside the turkey cavity. Now fill the cavity with bunch of thyme, halves lemon, onion and the garlic. At the end, brush the turkey with butter mixture and apply salt and pepper. Use a string to tie the legs and tuck the wings inside the turkey body.
Now roast the turkey for about 2 hours or until the juices becomes dry. Remove the turkey from the oven and cover it with aluminum foil. Set aside for 20 minutes. The simple Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe is ready to serve. You can serve a whole turkey or can also make slices.
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