Asian Spiced Thanksgiving Turkey - (Oven Roast)
Put down the traditional roasted turkey this year and wow your guests with succulent Asian flavors! This unique Asian Spiced Thanksgiving Turkey packs a flavorful punch with curry butter slipped under the skin to infuse each tender bite with the iconic garlic-rosemary kick. Wrapped with bacons to make sure your turkey ends up with crispy skin and juicy tender white meat. Elevate your spread with the best Asian turkey you’ve ever tasted. I guarantee your guests will beg for seconds of this East-meets-West star!
Equipment
- 1 roasting pan
Ingredients
- 1 turkey Mine was about 16 -17 pounds
- 1 tsp peppercorn
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 1 tbsp curry powder
- 2-3 Tbsp salt
- 2 sticks butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 stems fresh rosemary
- 1 lemongrass
- 5 -6 strips bacon
- 2 small onion
- 2 carrot
- 2 stalks celery
Instructions
- Make sure the turkey is thaw. The best way to thaw the turkey is to leave it in the wrap/package. Put in a big plastic bag or a roasting pan to thaw in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. (It takes about 24 hours to thaw every 5 pounds of turkey.)
- Take the bag of gizzards and neck out. Decide if you want to season and cook them or discard. Pad the turkey dried with paper towel.
- Preheat the oven at 350 degrees. Cut a garlic head in half and drill some olive oil and a dash of salt. Wrap the garlic head with the tin foil and roast the garlic in the oven for about 30-40 minutes.
- Make the seasoning paste or curry butter. Grind black peppercorn and coriander seeds. Add the roasted garlic and grind them together into a paste. Mix with curry powder, butter, and a tablespoon of salt. Set it aside.
- Pad the turkey dried using paper towel.
- Loosen the skin over the breast meat and rub the curry butter between the skin and meat.
- Smother the curry butter all over the skin and drizzle some olive oil and cover with some bacon strips as the butter burns easily. Stuff the turkey with some onion, lemongrass for freshness, and rosemary. (Bruise the lemongrass with a knife or a rolling pin before stuffing it in the cavity will have more fragrance.)
- Pre-heat the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Cover the pan loosely with tin foil. Bake the turkey at 350 degrees 15 minutes for every pound of Turkey or 20 for every kilogram. After 2 hours, uncover the turkey and continue to bake until the turkey is cooked through.
- My turkey as seen in the video is 16 pounds so it took me 4 hours. The internal temperature should be around 160-165 degrees Fahrenheit.
