Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe Upside Down. The secret ingredient is butter it enhances the bird s natural flavor. Remove the neck and innards and save to make a gravy if desired.
After stuffing the bird rub the turkey and roasting rack with olive oil place the bird breast side down on the rack in the roasting pan and season. Place turkey in a large pan bowl or tub. Butter cut sides of bread.
On a v shaped wire rack set in a roasting pan place slices side by side lengthwise buttered sides up.
To cook a turkey upside down you can use any turkey recipe you like. Place the turkey breast side down in the roasting rack. 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. The oven is set somewhere between 375f and 400f which means there is a hot roasting rack sitting within a hot roasting pan holding up a hot upside down turkey which is likely at least 12 lbs.
