Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe Spatchcock. By spatchcocking your thanksgiving turkey you ll cut down on cook time but you won t sacrifice on flavor. It basically means that the backbone is removed from the turkey so the bird lays flat rather than upright.
Roast for 20 minutes undisturbed. Turkey should be browning. Remove the turkey s backbone.
Reduce heat to 400 degrees if turkey browns too quickly reduce temperature to 350 degrees.
The technique is called spatchcocking and it really works. Though the presentation isn t traditional there are a few reasons we prefer to spatchcock turkey. This recipe yields a delicious thanksgiving turkey in less time than you imagined possible. To spatchcock you remove the backbone of a whole bird and lay it flat to cook.
