# Thanksgiving Turkey

A delicious Thanksgiving turkey recipe that uses compound butter and a maple soy glaze for a flavorful and crispy bird.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lb salted butter
- 1 Tbsp chopped parsley
- 1 Tbsp chopped thyme
- 1 Tbsp chopped rosemary
- 1 Tbsp chopped sage
- 1 lemon zest
- 1 garlic clove zested into paste
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 oz neutral oil
- 0.5 cup soy sauce
- 0.5 cup maple syrup
- 1 turkey
- salt
- chopped celery
- shallot
- lemon

## Instructions

1. Pat dry the turkey and cover inside and outside liberally with salt.
2. Chop parsley, thyme, rosemary, and sage.
3. Zest one lemon into a bowl with room temperature butter.
4. Add garlic paste, sugar, salt, and chopped herbs to the butter.
5. Mix all ingredients well to create compound butter.
6. Use a wooden spoon to separate the skin from the turkey breast.
7. Fill the space under the skin with the compound butter.
8. Stuff the turkey cavity with chopped celery, shallot, and lemon.
9. Tie the turkey legs together with kitchen twine.
10. Place the turkey on a rack in a roasting pan.
11. Coat the outside of the turkey skin liberally with neutral oil.
12. Combine neutral oil, soy sauce, and maple syrup in a saucepan.
13. Cook the glaze while whisking until thickened.
14. Bake the turkey at 375°F for 30 minutes.
15. Remove the turkey from the oven and brush well with the glaze.
16. Bake for another 30 minutes and glaze again.
17. Repeat the glazing process until a thermometer at the breastbone reaches 160°F.
18. Remove the turkey from the oven and let it rest.
19. Remove the twine from the turkey.
20. Carve the turkey.
21. Arrange the carved turkey on a platter with herbs.
22. Pour gravy over the carved turkey.

## Equipment

- roasting pan with rack
- knife
- cutting board
- gloves
- microplane/zester
- mixing bowl
- spatula
- small saucepan
- whisk
- basting brush
- meat thermometer

## Tips

- Leave turkey to sit in the fridge for 24 hours after salting.
- Rest the turkey for at least 45 minutes after cooking.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPyudf2DspQ/?igsh=c3lpMTFzd3hnbjNq
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/34c3ff9f-ae7a-499f-af06-04f6f694c768
- Extracted: 2025-10-27

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