What a turkey...

[George K]

Amazon Fresh had their whole turkeys on sale a few months ago. A 13 pound bird was only (!) $6. Too good to pass up.

So, I got one, and decided this would be a good time to thaw it out and make the bird.

I spatchcocked the bird and seasoned it with salt and pepper on both sides. I made a herb-butter mix (fresh thyme, rosemary, sage and granulated garlic) which I put under the skin of the breast.

The recipe I used said to cut up some carrots, celery, onion, apple, lemon and put them in a sheet pan. Then the bird on a cooling rack atop that.

450 degrees for 90 minutes.

https://blog.thermoworks.com/turkey/spatchcocked-roast-turkey-record-time/

1. The turkey itself was delicious - moist and flavorful.
2. However, I didn't get enough "drippings" for a good gravy. I scrounged what I could from the sheet pan, but it was barely enough "good brown stuff" to add to my pre-made gravy mix.
3. A lot of the veggies, and I mean a LOT, got burned! I suppose it's possible that the oven rack was too close to the burner. Also perhaps 450 is just a bit too hot for this recipe.

Thoughts? Mostly, I want MOAR drippings!

[Mik]

Sounds delicious. We went to lunch at a great Chinese place in a really sketchy area. For $30 with tip we got crab rangoons, soups, Lo Mein and Hunan Chicken and two egg rolls. We had so much left over we had it for dinner.