Homestyle Turkey, the Michigander Way Recipe
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Homestyle Turkey, the Michigander Way

By: Robin C. 
"A simple, down to basics recipe when it comes to the good old tom turkey. Originally submitted to ThanksgivingRecipe.com."

What to Drink?

Wine Pinot Noir
 

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Original Recipe Yield 16 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (12 pound) whole turkey
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 4 cups warm water
  • 3 tablespoons chicken bouillon
  • 2 tablespoons dried parsley
  • 2 tablespoons dried minced onion
  • 2 tablespoons seasoning salt

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Rinse and wash turkey. Discard the giblets or you can add these to pan if these are anyone's favorites.
  2. Place turkey in a Dutch oven or roasting pan. Separate the skin over the breast to make little pockets. Put 3 tablespoons of the butter on both sides between the skin and breast meat. This makes for very juicy breast meat.
  3. Combine the water with the bouillon, and sprinkle in the parsley flakes and minced onion. Pour over the top of the turkey. Sprinkle seasoning salt over the turkey.
  4. Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for 4 to 5 hours. For the last 45 minutes or so, remove the foil so the turkey will brown nicely.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 548 | Total Fat: 28.1g | Cholesterol: 210mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 15, 2005 by PRAISELDR   view full review
OK, I know everyone's written about this recipe, but I just have to say that we NEVER eat...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2007 by Cooking 101   view full review
I first reviewed this on Nov. 20 but after reprinting it since I lost mine went through the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2005 by IHAVE2BOYS   view full review
Wow, easy and great! And moist! Last year I made "Perfect Turkey" from this site, which...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 8, 2008 by L. Sullivan   view full review
I would give this recipe 10 stars if I could! I was raised a half mile from Cornwell's turkey...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2007 by cookinme   view full review
This was a fantastic turkey....I did change a few ingredients. Instead of warm water I used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2005 by DianeF   view full review
Wow! Thanks for posting Robin! I'm so glad that I decided to try this procedure for roasting...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 2, 2007 by CW2   view full review
I love, love, love my turkey this way. I don't do the buillion, but use 4 cups of chicken...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2003 by NJSS2000   view full review
My neighbor gave us a turkey, so I tried this recipe. Very Good, but the gravy that I made...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 26, 2004 by Michigan Mommy   view full review
Being a vegetarian I had never made a turkey before, this year I hosted my first Thanksgiving...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 11, 2003 by GENINE810   view full review
This was a great recipe but instead of using 4 cups of water I used 2 cups of wine and 2 cups...

 

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