Cooking A Turkey Upside Down. Tuck wings under turkey. I also cook the turkey stuffing separately not in the cavity wh.
Trim bread to length of turkey breast about 9 inches then slice horizontally. When you start roasting an upside down turkey the juices from all of the dark meat will drip down into the breast meat as it cooks. When the turkey is done the juices may be used to prepare a gravy by adding cornstarch 1 tablespoon at a time until the liquid begins to thicken.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees with a rack in lower third.
The white meat is not dried out doesn t need cups of gravy but is so moist and full of flavor. This recipe is based on a 13 pound bird. 1 bunch of sage. Preheat oven to 425 degrees with a rack in lower third.
