The first Thanksgiving I took part in cooking was when I was 20, a college kid in Boston, living in a big, rambling house. The apartment was a kind of clubhouse devoted to a shifting list of priorities that included music, books, girls, beer, and food. On Thanksgiving we cooked a turkey. The recipe was my pal John Patrick Montaño's, and I still use it today: a roast bird glazed with a rosemary-infused teriyaki butter. The piney herb melds beautifully with the butter and sweet caramel of the mirin browning on lacquered skin. It results in flavor of astonishing depth.
Ingredients
Makes 8 to 10 servings
Step 1
预热烤箱至450°F。设置一个架在一个大型roasting pan. Pour 4 cups water into pan. Pat turkey dry with paper towels. Tuck tips of wings under bird. If turkey is not brined, rub bird inside and out with salt. Season inside and out with pepper and place on rack in pan. Place onion and celery in cavity. Rub 3 tablespoons butter over turkey. Roast turkey, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
Step 2
Meanwhile, stir remaining 3 tablespoons butter, soy sauce, and mirin (or substitute store-bought teriyaki sauce for soy sauce and mirin) in a small saucepan over medium heat until melted and smooth. Add rosemary. Cover; keep glaze warm over lowest heat.
Step 3
Reduce oven to 325°F. Baste turkey with pan juices; add more water if needed to maintain at least 1/4" liquid in pan. Roast for 30 minutes; baste with pan juices. Brush lightly with glaze.
Step 4
Continue roasting turkey, basting with pan juices and brushing with glaze every 30 minutes, and tenting with foil if turning too dark, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of the thigh without touching bone registers 165°F (juices should run clear when thermometer is removed), about 2 3/4 hours total.
Step 5
Transfer turkey to a platter. Tent with foil; let rest for 1 hour before carving.
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Reviews (5)
Back to TopOut of all the unique turkey recipes I've made over the years, this one is the family's favorite. It's very simple and easy to make, so it's a double winner.
Stacie
West Chester, OH
4/11/2022
This is the best turkey ever. I gave the recipe to my 20 year old son to make for friends and it turned out perfectly. Every time I make this turkey, I have to have copies of the recipe handy, because everyone wants it.
braveonion
Livermore, CA
11/4/2017
I'm going to try this recipe and see how the family likes it!! Hoping it will come out the way the Turkey looks in the picture!! Wish me luck...
laughqt42
Big BBear City, CaBear bb
11/3/2016
I made 2 turkeys with this recipe last year for thanksgiving and it was a huge hit. I was planning to mix things up this year with my new smoker, but my practice turkey could not compare to this one! I'm going back to this for this year's birds
endorphin84
Brooklyn
11/17/2013
I followed the directions, and it came out wonderfully. It was a beautiful brown, and the meat was literally falling off of the bone.
Sewright
Houston, TX
12/8/2012
