VIDEO: Cooking Turkey in the Oven - Recipe
Prepare a turkey for the menu
Depending on the number of people, you will purchase one turkey from around 1.5kg to 2kg in weight for three to four people. All other ingredients refer to how your turkey is cooked in the oven for that number of people.
Remove existing feathers and wash the turkey under cold water water shortly from. Separate the last limb of the wing and cut off any skin remnants from the turkey's neck.
To prepare the turkey in the oven, you can preheat it to 100 degrees Celsius.
Let the poultry cook until tender in the oven
Dab the turkey briefly and season it inside and out with salt and pepper. In addition, rub the turkey with a little paprika.
Peel the apples and onions and cut them in half. Remove the core of the apples.
Alternately fill the turkey with halves of apples and onions.
Seal the turkey with one or more toothpicks
Place the turkey in a roasting pan and spread the remaining apple and onion halves around the turkey. Pour 1/4 liter of water into the roasting pan. Also season with a little salt, pepper and paprika.
Close the roaster and place it in the oven. Depending on how tender the poultry meat is, you can cook the turkey slowly in the oven, then leave the temperature at 100 degrees Celsius. The cooking time in the oven is then around 2.5 hours. Otherwise, increase the temperature to 180 degrees Celsius with a cooking time of 1.5 hours in the oven.
After an hour, remove the lid of the roaster and add the poultry stock. Put the lid back on and leave the turkey in the oven for another thirty minutes.
Take the lid off the roasting pan and leave the open roasting pan in the oven for another twenty-five minutes for a crispy skin. You should pour the meat stock over the turkey every five minutes.
After this cooking time, take the turkey out of the oven and arrange it on a platter.
Pour off the gravy and pour it into a saucepan. Mix the water and cornstarch to allow the sauce to stick easily.
Serve The turkey. If you wish, you can bring the turkey with you potatoes or rice to dish out.
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