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Kitten’s 2-Hour Rapid Roast Whole Turkey

Written By: kittencal on December 14, 2009 No Comment

No more waiting around for hours for your turkey to cook this method will seal in juices to produce a juicy tender turkey in little time!…

This is for unstuffed turkeys only and for turkeys weighing 14 to 16 pounds, cooking time is only estimated, a 14-pound unstuffed turkey should be cooked in 1-1/2 hours and a 16 pound turkey should be cooked in just under 1-3/4 hours…

Do not allow the water in your pan to evaporate or it will start to smoke, I advise to use your above-oven fan while cooking the turkey, although I most always use butter for baking and cooking this is one recipe that I use margarine and I strongly suggest to use margarine for this as cooking at high heat butter tends to scorch, if you are brining the turkey firstly then omit or reduce the salt

Make certain that your oven is free of grease on the bottom and you have plenty of ventilation at the time of cooking

Ingredients:

1 whole turkey (14-16 pounds)

1/2 cup melted margarine (use hard margarine not the tub)

1-1/2 tablespoons salt (can use more or less)

fresh ground black pepper(use lots of black pepper)

2 cups water (to cover the bottom of pan, more if needed while cooking)

Instructions:—————————————

Set oven rack to second-lowest position.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F ( preheat for about 8 minutes)

Grease a large roasting pan and a flat rack to fit into the pan.

Pour about 2 cups water into the pan or enough to cover the bottom of the pan generously.

Rinse the turkey inside and out with cold water, then pat dry using paper towels.

In a bowl mix together the melted margarine with salt until well combined.

Slice off the hanging neck skin then tuck the wing tips under the breast.

Using cotton butcher’s string tie the legs together (do not use nylon string for this).

Place the turkey on a flat rack breast-side down into the roasting pan.

Brush turkey with margarine/salt mixture then generously season with fresh ground black pepper.

Turn the turkey over with breast-side facing up, then brush the top of the turkey with remaining margarine mixture (you do not have to use the full amount of margarine) then season with lots black pepper.

Insert a meat thermometer into the fleshy part of the thigh but away and not touching the bone.

Roast turkey at 450 degrees F. rotating the pan 180 degrees about halfway through roasting (at this point you will most likely need to add in more water to your pan).

Roast at 450 degrees F for 1-1/2 hours to 2-1/2 hours, cooking time will vary depending on the size of your turkey.

Cook/roast the turkey until the thermometer reads 170 degrees F (the temperature will rise to 180 degrees when the turkey is removed from the oven).

For 14-pound turkey start checking the thermometor at around 75 minutes.

Do not allow the water in the pan to evaporate or your oven will start to smoke, add in more if needed during cooking time.

When the thermometor reads 170 degrees F remove from oven then lift one side of the turkey to allow the juices from inside cavity to drain off in the pan.

Cover loosely with foil and allow to stand for 30 minutes (do not slice or stick with a fork or the juices will run out of the turkey).

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