"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "Karen" > wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:56:26 -0800, in alt.food.diabetic, "Cheri"
>> > wrote:
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>>>"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>>.
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>>>> So... I will be fixing a meal for just the two of us. We both like
>>>> the
>>>> South Beach stuffing. It is baked in a pan. A goodly portion of
>>>> mushrooms,
>>>.
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>>>
>>>Same here, we were invited elsewhere, but just not up to it. I have a 12
>>>pound turkey that I'm going to give a try with cooking it like Trisha
>>>Yearwood showed, but not for Thanksgiving. I think I'll make a small ham
>>>for
>>>Thanksgiving, but with just the two of us, not a lot of fuss. Cauliflower
>>>casserole with lots of cheese and a salad. Dessert, something pumpkiny,
>>>like
>>>pumpkin custard.
>>>That's it.
>>>
>>>
>>>Cheri
>>
>> So, I'm curious. How did Trisha Yearwood cook the turkey?
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>
> I watched her do it on her cooking show, and it looked good, and she said
> it always turns out wonderful and leaves the oven free for other stuff.
> Dunno, so will try it. I'm not really such a huge fan of Turkey other than
> sandwiches which I really don't eat much anymore, so if it turns out to be
> not as good as it could be, it will be turned into dog food. :-)
>
> 7 hr 10 min.
> Prep10 min.
> Cook7 hr 0 min.
> Yield:10 to 12 servings .
>
> Ingredients
> 1/2 stick salted butter, softened
> One 12-pound turkey, completely thawed and all giblets removed
> 2 tablespoons salt
> 2 teaspoons pepper
> 2 stalks celery, cut in lengths to fit turkey cavity .
> 1 medium sweet onion, such as Vidalia, cut in half
> 1 large carrot, cut in lengths to fit the turkey cavity
> 2 cups boiling water
>
> Directions:
>
> Adjust the oven racks so the covered roasting pan fit easily inside.
> Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
>
> Rub the butter on the outside and in the cavity of the turkey. Sprinkle
> the salt and pepper on the inside and the outside of the turkey. Put the
> celery, onion and carrot in the cavity. Place the turkey, breast-side up,
> in a large roasting pan. Pour the boiling water into the pan. Cover with a
> tight-fitting lid and put the pan in the oven.
>
> Start a timer when the oven temperature returns to 500 degrees F.
>
> Bake for exactly 1 hour and turn off the oven.
>
> Do not open the oven door!
>
> Leave the turkey in the oven until the oven completely cools; this may
> take 4 to 6 hours.
> Reserve the pan juices and refrigerate the turkey if it will not be served
> soon after roasting.
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Did the turkey brown in that steam?