Name: Spice Rub Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Garlic powder - ½ cup; Ground paprika - ½ cup; Ground cumin - ½ cup; Dried basil - ½ cup; Kosher salt - ½ cup; Ground black pepper - ½ cup; Whole turkey, neck and giblets removed - 1 (15 pound); Chopped fresh cilantro - 2 cups; Sweet onions, chopped - 2 medium; Garlic, peeled and chopped - 2 medium heads; Butter, melted - 3 cups; Chicken broth, divided - 1 ½ cups

Ingredients for - Spice Rub Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey

1. Garlic powder ½ cup

2. Ground paprika ½ cup

3. Ground cumin ½ cup

4. Dried basil ½ cup

5. Kosher salt ½ cup

6. Ground black pepper ½ cup

7. Whole turkey, neck and giblets removed 1 (15 pound)

8. Chopped fresh cilantro 2 cups

9. Sweet onions, chopped 2 medium

10. Garlic, peeled and chopped 2 medium heads

11. Butter, melted 3 cups

12. Chicken broth, divided 1 ½ cups

How to cook deliciously - Spice Rub Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey

1 . Stage

Combine garlic powder, paprika, cumin, basil, salt, and pepper in a zip-top bag. Close and shake spice rub until well mixed.

2 . Stage

Cut small slits into the skin of the turkey. Use a palmful of spice rub at a time to rub all over turkey-on top, sides, bottom, inside cavity, and into the slits in the skin. Stuff the cavity with cilantro, onion, and garlic. Place in a roasting pan, cover, and marinate in the refrigerator for 12 hours.

3 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

4 . Stage

Remove turkey from the refrigerator. Baste with melted butter. Pour 1/2 of the chicken broth inside the pan. Cover with foil.

5 . Stage

Roast in the preheated oven, for 3 hours. Remove foil and baste with remaining chicken broth. Continue to roast until turkey is no longer pink and the juices run clear, about 2 1/2 hours longer. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C).