Holiday Turkey

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (12 lb) whole turkey
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 bunch fresh thyme
• 1 lemon, halved
• 3 spanish onions
• 1 head garlic, halved crosswise
• 4 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/4-1/2 cup olive oil
• 8 carrots, peeled and cut in 2-inch chunks
• 10 red new potatoes, quartered
• 3 fennel bulbs, fronds removed, and cut in wedges through the core

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 take the giblets out of the turkey and wash the turkey inside and out. remove any excess fat and leftover pinfeathers and pat the outside dry.
• 3 place the turkey in a large roasting pan & liberally salt and pepper the inside of the turkey cavity.
• 4 stuff the cavity with the thyme, lemon, 1 onion, quartered, and the garlic.
• 5 brush the outside of the turkey with the butter and sprinkle again with salt and pepper.
• 6 tie the legs together with string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the turkey.
• 7 peel and slice the remaining onions, toss them with olive oil, and scatter them around the turkey.
• 8 roast the turkey for 1 hour.
• 9 toss the carrots, potatoes, and fennel with the olive oil and add to the roasting pan. return the pan to the oven and continue to roast for about 1 1/2 hours more, or until the juices run clear when you cut between the leg and the thigh.
• 10 remove the turkey to a cutting board and cover with foil for 20 minutes.
• 11 stir the vegetables and return the pan to the oven. continue to cook the vegetables while the turkey rests. slice the turkey and serve on a platter with the roasted vegetables.