How Long To Cook A Turkey At 325 ºf Recipes

HOW LONG TO COOK A TURKEY AT 325 ºF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 F. Rinse the turkey and pat dry with paper towels. Place turkey on a rimmed baking sheet or roasting pan.
• Combine 1-1/4 teaspoons kosher salt, two tablespoons oil, minced garlic, four thyme sprigs, and three rosemary sprigs in a small bowl; rub all over turkey.
• Turn the turkey breast side up on the prepared baking sheet so drumsticks are pointed toward the opening of the oven.
• Pour apple cider into the cavity, and tie legs together with kitchen twine.
• Bake turkey until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh (not touching bone) registers 165 degrees F and breast temperature reach 155 degrees F, 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours 15 minutes.
• Baste every 30 minutes with pan juices. If desired, place red onions and mushrooms around the turkey during the last 30 minutes of bake time.
• Remove turkey from oven; transfer to a platter and let stand, loosely covered with foil, at least 30 minutes before carving (internal temperature will rise 5 degrees F).
• Discard herb sprigs, and drain fat from the roasting pan. Place the roasting pan on the stove; heat pan juices to simmer over medium heat.
• Add remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt and chopped thyme and rosemary; cook until reduced by half.
• Remove from heat, whisk in one tablespoon oil and Dijon mustard; season with salt and pepper, if desired. Carve turkey, and serve with gravy.

HOW TO COOK A TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Place onion, celery, and carrot in a large, shallow roasting pan.
• Place turkey, breast side up, on top of the vegetables in the roasting pan. Pat the outside and inside of the turkey dry with paper towels.
• Combine salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper in a small bowl. Season the inside of the turkey with about 1/3 of the salt mixture. Fold wing tips under the bird.
• Melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat until the edges begin to turn golden, about 2 minutes. Cook and stir rosemary and sage for 1 minute.
• Place rosemary and sage inside the cavity of the turkey; reserve melted butter. Tie the legs together with twine.
• Brush outside of the turkey completely with the melted butter. Season with remaining 2/3 of the salt mixture.
• Bake turkey, uncovered, in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 3 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C). Remove the turkey from the oven and allow to rest in a warm area 10 to 15 minutes before slicing.

THE BEST ROASTED TURKEY

Steps:

• Adjust a rack in the lowest position and preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Remove any turkey parts from the neck and breast cavities and reserve for other uses if desired. Dry the bird well with paper towels, inside and out. Salt and pepper the inside of the breast cavity and stuff the onion, garlic, herbs, and bay leaves inside. Set the bird on a roasting rack set in a roasting pan breast-side up. Brush generously with half of the butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Tent the bird with foil.
• Roast the turkey for 2 hours. Remove the foil and baste with the remaining butter. Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F and continue to roast until an instant-read thermometer registers 165 degrees F in the thigh of the bird, about 45 minutes more.
• Remove the turkey from the oven and set aside to rest for 15 minutes before carving. Carve and serve.