31.12.2021

Delicious roasted turkey: fillet, thigh, breast


June 20, 2016 703

Probably, many saw in the films a beautiful, with a delicious crust, baked turkey. That's just how to make it yourself, so that it turns out no worse. It turns out that this is not difficult, just buy a medium turkey and marinate it well with spices.

Then in the end you get tender meat with an excellent aroma, and the crust will really melt in your mouth. Do you want to learn how to cook this royal dish, but don't know how? We offer several recipes for cooking excellent turkey in the oven.

Whole roasted turkey

What you need:

  • Turkey carcass for 5-6 kg;
  • 200 grams of butter (peasant) butter;
  • Water - 5000 ml;
  • Salt - 1 glass;
  • ½ cup granulated sugar;
  • 1 large spoon of dried rosemary;
  • Allspice in peas - 1 large spoon;
  • 50 grams of dried ground thyme;
  • 50 grams of dried ground sage;
  • 1 large spoon of ground paprika;
  • 3-4 pieces of bay leaf.

How much to cook - 4 hours plus pickling 14-15 hours.

How many calories in 100 grams - 170.

Let's start cooking:

Turkey fillet baked in the oven

What you need:

  • 400-500 grams of turkey fillet;
  • 3 large spoons of soy sauce;
  • 2 large spoons of olive oil;
  • 50 grams of salt;
  • A mixture of spices - 50 grams;
  • 3-4 large garlic cloves.

How much to cook - 1.5 hours and pickling 2-3 hours.

Calorie content in 100 grams - 170.

Let's start cooking:


Turkey thigh baked with potatoes

What will we cook from:

  • Turkey thighs - 800 grams;
  • One and a half glasses of white wine;
  • 600 grams of potato tubers;
  • 3-4 garlic cloves;
  • Lemon - 1 piece;
  • Spices - rosemary, paprika, hot pepper, oregano, basil (all to your taste);
  • Salt - to your taste;
  • Vegetable oil.

How much to cook - 2.5 hours and pickling 2 hours.

Calories per 100 grams - 165.

How to do:

  1. We wash the thighs of the bird, remove the feathers, if any, and dry them with paper towels. Put in a large bowl;
  2. Sprinkle hips with spices, add some salt;
  3. We clean the garlic and skip with the garlic, put it on the meat;
  4. Pour everything with wine, mix and leave to marinate for several hours;
  5. We clean potato tubers, rinse with water from excess dirt;
  6. Cut the peeled potatoes into small pieces and put them on prepared paper napkins so that all excess moisture is absorbed into them. Potatoes should be as dry as possible;
  7. Lubricate the baking dish with any (preferably vegetable) oil, spread the thighs and pour the marinade;
  8. We wash the lemon and cut off 3-4 circles. Put the lemon circles on top of the meat;
  9. Place potato slices around the thighs;
  10. We heat the oven to 200 degrees and put the form there. We bake for about 2 hours.

Cook - this is a wonderful dish that can be prepared for any occasion.

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  • We clean the onion, cut into small pieces;
  • Mushrooms are washed and cut into slices;
  • We put a frying pan on the stove, put the butter and warm it up;
  • Pour the onion into the melted butter, fry for a couple of minutes. Salt, pepper;
  • Then throw in the mushrooms and fry for about 10-15 minutes;
  • In the breasts in the center we make small cuts in the form of pockets and put the onion and mushroom filling there;
  • Sprinkle the breasts with salt and pepper;
  • Spray the foil with vegetable oil and wrap the breasts in it;
  • We put everything in a baking dish;
  • We heat the oven to the desired 200 degrees and set to bake for 1 hour.
  • How to deliciously bake a turkey in foil

    What you need for cooking:

    • Turkey carcass - 5-6 kg;
    • Vegetable oil;
    • 50 ml lemon juice;
    • A little salt;
    • 5-6 garlic cloves;
    • A mixture of peppers (white and black) - 1 small spoon;
    • Dried marjoram or rosemary - 1 small spoon.

    How much to cook - 3.5 hours and pickling 2 hours.

    Calories per 100 grams - 170.

    How to do:

    1. First, prepare the marinade. Pour 4 large spoons of vegetable oil, lemon juice into a bowl, pour in a mixture of peppers, marjoram or rosemary and salt. We stir everything well;
    2. Rinse the turkey carcass with cool water and wipe with a towel;
    3. Then we clean all the offal from it, clean the feathers and rinse well again;
    4. Next, we rub the bird with marinade on all sides, put it in a large container, pour over the rest of the marinade and put it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours;
    5. After that, we take it out, wrap it with foil, be sure to close all the spaces, it must be tightly wrapped. We put it in a baking dish;
    6. We heat the oven to the standard 180-200 degrees;
    7. We put the form with the bird in the oven and leave to bake for 1.5 hours;
    8. After the specified period, we take it out, remove the foil and send it to bake for another 30 minutes;
    9. Periodically pour it with the allocated juice, it will give a golden crust;
    10. We check for readiness - we pierce the meat with a knife, if clear juice stands out, then the turkey is ready and can be removed from the oven.

    • In order for the bird to turn out juicy and tender, butter, butter or mayonnaise should be placed under the skin;
    • If you don’t know how long you need to bake a bird, then you are guided by the average time - it takes 18 minutes of baking for each pound of meat;
    • In order for the marinade to give a pleasant taste to the bird, you can put sugar or honey in it.

    Roasted turkey is a great option for treats for the holidays, such as birthdays, New Years, Christmas. It turns out very tasty, and during cooking, the aroma of the bird will fill the entire room. Therefore, those wishing to taste this dish will already be sitting at the table waiting for a treat.

    Bon appetit and successful experiments.