Oven Roasted Turkey. Loosely tent turkey with aluminum foil. Drain juices and pat dry with clean paper towels. Turn the wings back to hold the neck skin in place. (Tucking the wings will help stabilize the turkey in the pan and when carving) Brush or spray skin lightly with vegetable or.
Loosen skin with your fingers; brush half the butter mixture over the turkey breast and underneath the skin. Remove any turkey parts from the neck and breast cavities and reserve for other uses if desired. Take a bottle of olive oil and drizzle a small stream across the skin on the breast of the turkey and some on the thighs and legs. You can have Oven Roasted Turkey using 0 ingredients and 0 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Oven Roasted Turkey
Gauge how much you need to cover the surface area in a nice coating. Put the bottle away and roll up your sleeves. Rub the olive oil all over the turkey skin, getting it covered well. Fit a small roasting pan with a V-shaped rack.
Oven Roasted Turkey instructions
Drizzle oil over turkey breast, and season with salt and pepper. Use your fingers to loosen the skin over the turkey breast and thighs. Cut a hole in the turkey skin between tail and body (to affix legs); cut a hole on each side of the turkey beneath each. Place onion, garlic, herb sprigs and bay leaves insides cavity. Place turkey breast-side up on rack in large roasting pan.