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10/18/09(Sun)12:32 No.1287876  Thaw completely, or kill and clean one yourself. Pat dry.
Remove innards. Save for stuffing. Loosely stuff cavity with onion, carrots and celery. Rub kosher salt into the skin.
Put
this in a roasting pan with a rack. Put it into the oven at 450 degrees
for 30 minutes, then lower the head to 325 and let it cook for 15
minutes per pound of bird. During the last 30 minutes remove the boob
tent and baste the whole bird with pan juices.
Insert a probe thermometer into the thigh not touching the bone. When it reads between 175 and 180, the bird is done.
Make
some stuffing during all of this as a casserole. I make an oyster
stuffing that goes over well, if anyone likes, I can dig out the recipe. |
