Butter-injected Turkey

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 15 lbs turkey
• 1 lb butter
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 1 dash salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 2 lbs french bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 spanish onion
• 3 pieces bacon
• 1 cup walnuts, crushed, toasted
• 2 grated fresh carrots
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries, as garnish
• 1 dash salt
• 1 dash pepper

Recipe

• 1 prepare turkey:.
• 2 preheat oven to 500°f
• 3 melt the butter.
• 4 use a hypodermic needle or baster-injector to inject the butter into the turkey. or stuff solid butter under turkey skin.
• 5 place thyme in turkey cavity, lightly salt and pepper the bird inside and out.
• 6 when temperature reaches 500°f, put turkey in the oven. let cook for 20 minutes or until the exterior is crisp, but not golden brown. reduce heat to 375°f let bird roast until finished. you should have a crispy, golden brown turkey with very, very tender, buttery meat.
• 7 prepare dressing:.
• 8 render bacon. reserve fat.
• 9 add garlic and onion to bacon fat and saute. add salt and pepper to taste.
• 10 sauté onions until translucent.
• 11 add stock. reduce slightly. add bread cubes. salt and pepper to taste.
• 12 add grated carrot. gently mix.
• 13 crush bacon and add to mixture.
• 14 add walnuts to mixture. let mixture cool.
• 15 mix in the eggs until they are well incorporated.
• 16 place in heatproof pan (or turkey cavity) and cook at 375°f until crisp on top.
• 17 garnish with dried raisins or cranberries.