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Spatchcock Turkey With Anise and Orange
This spatchcock turkey recipe delivers juicy turkey meat and plenty of crispy skin for everyone at your Thanksgiving dinner.
👥 10 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 45m🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Dawn Perry📖 epicurious
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
- ●knife
- ●food processor
- ●baking sheet
- ●cutting board
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●saucepan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Toast aniseed in a dry small skillet over medium heat, tossing occasionally, until fragrant, about ⏱️ 3 minutes. Let cool; finely grind in a spice mill or a mortar and pestle. (Alternatively, chop with a knife.)
2
Finely chop salt, grated zest, sugar, chopped rosemary, thyme leaves, pepper, and 4 tsp. aniseed in a food processor.
. aniseed5 tsp
3
Place turkey, skin side down, on a cutting board. Use a knife to score down long oblong bone in the center of breast. Turn skin side up and press down on breastbone to flatten. You should hear a crack and feel the bones give way. Rub all over with salt mixture; place turkey, skin side up, on a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet and chill, uncovered, 6–⏱️ 18 hours.
4
Preheat oven to 450°. Arrange onions, carrots, celery, garlic, and thyme and rosemary sprigs in a roasting pan. Rinse turkey, pat dry, and place, skin side up, on top of vegetables; let sit at room temperature ⏱️ 30 minutes.
medium onions, quartered2large carrots, peeled, halved4
5
Meanwhile, heat oil, orange zest strips, and remaining aniseed in a small saucepan until oil is sizzling, about ⏱️ 2 minutes; let cool slightly.
6
Brush turkey with oil, add ½ cup water to pan, and roast turkey ⏱️ 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350° and continue to roast, brushing with oil every ⏱️ 20 minutes, until skin is deep golden brown and crisp and an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 165°, about ⏱️ 1 hour longer. Transfer to a platter; tent with foil and let rest at least ⏱️ 30 minutes before carving. Editor’s note: Head this way for more of our best Thanksgiving dinner recipes →
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