How to Roast a Turkey Overnight

• Gluten free
• Paleo

• Meat

  • 20 lb Turkey

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Black pepper
  • 1 Salt

• Dairy

  • 2 tbsp Butter

• Liquids

  • 4 cups Water

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Ingredients

• 20-pound turkey
• 2 tablespoon butter
• salt (I prefer coarse Kosher Salt, the meat and drippings dont taste over salted)
• black pepper
• 4 cups water

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Rince turkey, remove giblets and neck.
• remove turkey legs from plastic holder if needed, rinse out the inside of the turkey really well both ends, the cavity, and the neck.
• Then drain the water out of the turkey.
• Place the legs back into the plastic holder.
• Place thawed turkey on rack in roasting pan, breast side down (this will ensure juicy turkey breast and not dry meat, the juices run down to the breast)
• most turkeys now a days have a plastic piece securing the legs, you bake the turkey with that in.
• Alternatively, you can tie the legs together with baking string, or simply tuck them under the bird.
• Pat dry with paper towel.
• Rub room temperature butter over the top of the turkey
• add salt and pepper.
• Place 4 cups of water into the bottom of the roasting pan
• wrap in aluminum foil
• Place the turkey in the oven,
• if you want the turkey done an hour quicker, roast it for one hour at 400 degrees, then turn to 200 and roast 8-9 hours.
• otherwise turn the temperature to 200 degrees
• Roast turkey overnight for 9-10 hours.
• The temperature of the breast should be 165 degrees and the thigh should be at 170 degrees.
• If your oven runs cool, it will need more time to cook.
• If your oven runs hot, it may be done sooner.