Turkey Seasonings

[Roxy]

What do you season your turkey with? We always buy a Butterball turkey and was just wondering- do you add more seasonings to it and if so...what seasonings?

[TATTRAT]

I typically brine my bird. Salt, peppercorns, apple juice, bruised sage, a little brown sugar and lemon zest, then fry it or cook breast side down in a v-rack.

[Katie E]

Gosh, I haven't bought a Butterball in over 25 years. I try to buy as fresh a no-name turkey as possible with no butter/oil added. The last several years I've been brining mine in a plain salt/water mixture.

When I cook it, stuffed, I just season it with some salt and pepper. The seasoning comes from the onions, celery, green pepper and sage that are in my stuffing. I baste my bird with some butter and white wine and drippings.

[QSis]

I season the cavity with salt, pepper, and Bell's poultry seasoning Google Image Result for http://www.hometownfavorites.com/images/recipe/bells_seasonings.gif

If I have them, I put fresh sage leaves under the breast skin, then rub the skin with oil and sprinkle it with salt and pepper.

I do cook my bread stuffing inside the bird, and baste only with the pan drippings.

Lee

[Constance]

I rub the bird with olive oil, then season it inside and out with S&P, thyme, and crushed sage.
I don't bother to brine the bird unless we're cooking it on the grill, as they already have water added.

[jkath]

I make my turkeys in an 18 quart roaster. It makes the most incredibly moist bird! And, you can actually pull the bones right out of the bird.
Here's my recipe:


Inside the cavity of the bird, put 1-2 large navel oranges, each quartered. Leave the skins on, since that has the orange oil in it. Between the skin and the meat, add a mixture of 3 Tbsp.rubbed or dalmation sage, 1/2 tsp. pepper and 1/4 tsp. salt. Then, mix up in a separate bowl: juice of 1 orange & 2 c. hot water mixed with 2-3 chicken bouillion cubes. Pour a bit of the liquid into the roaster, set the turkey in and then pour the remaining liquid on top. Rub some butter on top of the turkey skin. Cook around 3-4 hours (depending on the size of the bird), and now and then ladle out some of the liquid and baste the bird with it.

[GotGarlic]

Like Katie, the only seasoning I use comes from the stuffing. I baste with butter and pan drippings.

[Andy M.]

I do this.

[YT2095]

plain old Smokey bacon here.
I don`t add any herbs/spices or anything beyond that to a roast turkey.

[Caine]

Thyme, sage, marjoram, rosemary, black pepper, and nutmeg.

It's called McCormick's poultry seasoning and you can buy it in your regular grocery store.