How to season a turkey

If you start dressing a whole turkey the day before you roast it, you can be sure it will taste memorable. A mixture of salt, herbs and spices will be the intense base that will give your recipe an exquisite taste that will suck your fingers.

That is why in this OneHOWTO article we provide you with all the instructions so that you know how to season a turkey and you can enjoy a delicious recipe. Do you dare to try it?

Before placing the turkey in the seasoned oven, use a coating of melted butter to help the spices adhere during cooking and create a wonderfully browned skin. Next, in a small bowl, combine salt and poultry seasoning. We point out that the amounts are to taste. Use a ratio of one part salt to two parts herbs and spices. Other ingredients that you can include in the seasoning mix are: sage, marjoram, rosemary, black pepper and nutmeg, to taste. Adding sweet paprika to the spice mix will give the turkey a spiciness and promote a deeper golden color.

Next, you will have to remove the giblets from the turkey and wash the inside of the bird, also the outside with cold water. Once you have it clean, you must remove all the visible feathers with your fingers, and, if you see that you cannot, use small tweezers, they can help you with the most resistant feathers.

Next, place the turkey on a rack or oven-safe tray so you won't have to move the turkey again. Dry the moisture from the surface of the bird with paper napkins, as we show you in the image.

The next step is to work some of the seasoning mix into the inside cavity of the turkey with your fingers. Stuff turkey with your choice of seasonings. You can include whole cloves of garlic, fresh lemon cut into wedges, onions, fresh bunches of thyme. And, if you have your own stuffing, there's plenty of time to add it, but make sure you don't overpack the stuffing. If you have leftovers, you can bake them on a separate tray. What do you think of this article on how to marinate a turkey? Tell us!

You will now need to rub the rest of the seasoning mix all over the outside of the turkey. When done, place the turkey in the refrigerator uncovered overnight and leave it on the tray while you refrigerate it to keep any unwanted condensation on the underside of the bird.

After this time, you will have to remove the turkey from the refrigerator 1 hour before roasting it so that it approaches room temperature. Next, melt the butter in a saucepan, just enough to cover the outside of the turkey, starting with about half a stick of unsalted butter. Brush the melted butter over the turkey just before placing it in the oven. In this OneHOWTO article we tell you how long a turkey cooks.

Now you know how to season a turkey, the next step is to cook it. If you don't know how to do it, in this OneHOWTO article we'll show you the recipe so you can learn how to make roasted stuffed turkey and thus enjoy a finger-licking dish. To eat! What did you think of this article on how to season a turkey? Leave us your opinion in the comments!

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