Turkey Convection Recipes

CONVECTION ROASTED TURKEY BREAST RECIPE - (3.3/5)

Steps:

• Preheat convection bake to 350°F. Rinse turkey breast with cold water and dry with paper towels. Place on baking rack in roasting pan if using entire breast; or place half breast in baking dish. Mix chopped herbs with butter or margarine. Push herb mixture under turkey skin and inside cavity. Brush turkey with olive oil. Cook for approximately 10 to 11 minutes per pound, or until internal temp registered 165°F.

BEST THANKSGIVING CONVECTION TURKEY

Steps:

• Brine the Turkey: Use 1 tablespoon salt per 5 lbs turkey (washed and dried), sprinkle a little in the cavity, then generously on one side concentrating on the thigh, now the other and last the breast, concentrating on the thick parts. Put in a plastic bag, squeeze out air and refrigerate breast up. Next day, give turkey a massage to distribute the salt and any liquid without removing it from the bag and refrigerate breast down. Next day, massage turkey again and refrigerate breast up. After 3 days, remove turkey from bag, wipe dry, place on a rack and into the fridge for another day. This dries the skin for a beautiful crisp brown finish. After day one and two, you will see quite a bit of moisture in the bag. Leave it alone! By the end of day 3, all that liquid (now salted) will be reabsorbed to give the turkey flavor and texture. Cook the Turkey: Preheat convection oven to 375 degrees. If your oven has settings for Baking or Roasting, select Roasting. Brush 2 tablespoons melted butter over skin; sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper over skin and in the cavity. Place 20 sprigs of rosemary in the cavity. Tuck wing tips under, tie legs together. Place bird breast-up in a V-shaped roasting rack in a shallow roasting pan. Cover breast and top of thighs tightly with foil. Roast for 45 minutes. Remove foil and baste with 1/2 cup chicken stock. Leave foil off. Return turkey to oven. Baste with pan drippings every 20 minutes until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. Figure about 7 minutes cooking time per pound; a 20 lb bird will take 2 1/2 hours. Let turkey rest for 30 minutes before carving.

PERFECT TURKEY

Steps:

• Rub the turkey inside and out with the kosher salt. Place the bird in a large stock pot, and cover with cold water. Place in the refrigerator, and allow the turkey to soak in the salt and water mixture 12 hours, or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Thoroughly rinse the turkey, and discard the brine mixture.
• Brush the turkey with 1/2 the melted butter. Place breast side down on a roasting rack in a shallow roasting pan. Stuff the turkey cavity with 1 onion, 1/2 the carrots, 1/2 the celery, 1 sprig of thyme, and the bay leaf. Scatter the remaining vegetables and thyme around the bottom of the roasting pan, and cover with the white wine.
• Roast uncovered 3 1/2 to 4 hours in the preheated oven, until the internal temperature of the thigh reaches 180 degrees F (85 degrees C). Carefully turn the turkey breast side up about 2/3 through the roasting time, and brush with the remaining butter. Allow the bird to stand about 30 minutes before carving.

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.