Turkey for Christmas dinner: how to dress and prepare it Peruvian style

Temperature is key to preparing Turkey familiar, tasty and juicy. With this prescription from The Gastronaut you will have the Christmas dinner dreamed and a golden and delicious peacock.

Follow the steps:

Ingredients:

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• 1 turkey breast (I used a 3,950 kg)

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Flavored butter

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• 200 g of unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon of paprika
• 1 tablespoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced or ground garlic
• 2 sprigs of thyme, leaves only

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Vegetables

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• 2 sticks of celery
• 2 onions
• 1 carrot
• Thyme branches

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preparation:

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Preheat the oven to 180 ° C. Prepare a flavored butter, you can use the ingredients you prefer but make sure it has good seasoning since when cooking a large bird we need the greatest amount of flavor to penetrate. Separate the skin from the turkey meat and fill with the flavored butter. If possible, use all the butter, but if there is a little bit left, spread it over the surface of the turkey. Arrange a baking sheet with the vegetables, place the turkey on top and before covering with plastic wrap, pour 1/2 cup of liquid onto the baking sheet so the steam will help the turkey stay juicy. Bake for approximately 30 minutes per kg of turkey and 20 minutes before removing from the oven, uncover from the platen paper and let it brown. The turkey is ready at the end of the mentioned time according to kg of turkey as long as it is not stuffed. Another option is to cook it until when pricked with a thermometer, it reads 65 ° C on the breast.

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