In this special Hometown Recipes five-day video series, the KHTS Features team is sharing five Thanksgiving classics sure to please everyone in your family this holiday season! Thanksgiving dinner just wouldn’t be complete without our final featured recipe — a juicy turkey! 

Part Five: Turkey

Total Time: 1 hr 50 min (Prep – 20 min, Cook – 1 ½ hrs)

Yields: 10 servings

Ingredients:

10 lb whole turkey

1 shallot

1 carrot

1 tablespoon flour

¼ cup butter

Salt and pepper, to taste

1 cup chicken broth

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Clean out inside of turkey, wash and pat dry.

Trim off ends of shallot, cut in half, and remove skin. Stuff the turkey cavity with shallot and carrot.

Add heaping tablespoon of flour to oven bag, shake bag to coat. Place turkey inside the bag in a large roasting pan.

Melt butter in a small bowl, add salt and pepper to taste; stir. Warm chicken broth in a separate bowl. Pour butter mixture and broth on top of turkey inside oven bag.

Insert meat thermometer into breast. Tie off bag and cut holes in the top to vent.

Cook until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees, about 1 ½ to 2 hours.

Remove from oven and baste using cooking juices (butter/broth mixture) before carving. For added flavor, drain cooking juices from oven bag into a serving dish and use as gravy.

This final installment of Hometown Recipes – Thanksgiving Classics completes the special five-day video series presented by KHTS Features!

See the full collection:

Thanksgiving Classics, Part One: Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Thanksgiving Classics, Part Two: Pumpkin Pie

Thanksgiving Classics, Part Three: Cranberry Sauce

Thanksgiving Classics, Part Four: Stuffing

Thanksgiving Classics, Part Five: Turkey