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Cooking Turkey Upside Down Recipes

Let us look at a delicious upside-down turkey recipe. Firstly, how to confirm if your turkey is upside down: It is simple: when the wings are up, and the legs are down, the turkey is upside down. The recipe is not very different from the conventional turkey recipe.
Preparation and cooking of this recipe will take 2 and 3 hours, respectively. It yields 10 to 12 servings. Let us go through the recipe now. Also, do keep in mind this recipe doesn’t include the gravy. Scroll down to read that.

Ingredients

  • 14 pounds One whole turkey
  • Kosher Salt
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • One onion
  • One apple
  • Fresh thyme
  • Fresh rosemary
  • Chopped carrot

Instructions

  • Defrost the turkey if you are going to use it frozen. Even though it may seem untrue, 14 pounds of meat take up to 3 days to defrost. 
  • It’s time to prep the turkey before sending it to the oven. Take out the neck and giblets from the bird’s cavity. Before doing anything else, wash the turkey well. Pat it dry. Place a roasting rack on a large roasting pan. Prepare the roasting rack and place the turkey on top. Brush olive oil all over the turkey. Now, rub three to four tablespoons of Kosher salt on the inside and outside. Fill the cavity with the quartered apple, onion, thyme, carrot, and rosemary. Place the turkey upside down. Tie the legs together. At this point, let it sit at room temperature for two hours. 
  • Preheat the oven. Roast the turkey for about half an hour at 400 degrees F. Set the temperature at 325 degrees F and continue to roast for two more hours. 
  • Now that it has been two hours, check the temperature of the turkey. One hundred sixty-five degrees F is the recommended internal temperature, which comes from the USDA. You’re done cooking your turkey if it says so! Make sure you check both the thighs and the breasts.
  • You can now remove the turkey from the oven. Allow it to sit undisturbed for about 20 minutes. Slice the turkey and serve. Garnish with some fresh herbs for extra points.