upside down turkey

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 13 pounds whole turkey
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ready Time: 3 hrs 30 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• rinse turkey and remove giblets. place turkey upside (breast) down in a roasting pan. insert 1/4 cup butter inside the turkey. place remaining butter in several pieces around the turkey. pour water into the pan.
• cook covered in the preheated oven 3 to 3 1/2 hours until the internal temperature of the thigh has reached 180 degrees f (80 degrees c).