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Easy Cooking Guide: Garnishing Your Turkey As the centerpiece to the meal, a golden brown, mouth-watering turkey gives friends and family great anticipation. With a little imagination and these simple tips from the experts at the Talk-Line, any chef can enhance the presentation of the turkey. The Butterball Open Pan Roasting Method consistently creates a golden, picture-perfect turkey with little effort. * Before roasting, brush the turkey with oil. Then, cook the turkey in a shallow roasting pan at 325°F. * When the turkey is a light golden color, about two-thirds of the way done, shield the breast with lightweight aluminum foil to prevent the breast from overcooking. * Be sure to use a meat thermometer to determine doneness (180° in the thickest part of the thigh). * With picture-perfection in mind, Butterball Turkey drumsticks are tucked under a natural band of skin. This eliminates trussing, sewing and unattractive metal clamps. * Before roasting, turn the wings back to hold the neck skin in place. This also levels the turkey and balances it in the roasting pan and on the platter, making it easier to carve. Slicing the breast meat is easy with the wings out of the way. * The Turkey Lifter, a looped string that comes with every Butterball Turkey, cradles the turkey while it's being lifted from oven to platter with no need to pierce the picture-perfect skin. Garnishes * Prepare, cover and refrigerate garnishes ahead of time so there's no last minute cleaning or chopping. * An easy way to choose garnishes is to use some of the recipes' ingredient, for example, fresh sage leaves and curly parsley can be placed around a roast turkey stuffed with dressing that includes these herbs as ingredients. * With the greens, arrange fruits, vegetables and nuts such as cranberries, kumquats, Brussels sprouts, pearl onions, almonds and walnuts to add bright color and texture. * Other garnishes that complement the color of roast turkey and its stuffing include orange wedges, grapes, apple slices or edible flowers, available at many grocery stores. Copyright 2003, ConAgra Foods, Inc. Reprinted with permission. |
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