Spatchcocked turkey with anise and herbs

Name: Spatchcocked turkey with anise and herbs
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 11 lbs whole turkey; 2 tbsp anise seeds; 1 star anise; 2 oranges; 2 cloves; 2 tbsp raw sugar; 100 g salt; 2 tbsp rosemary; 2 tsp thyme; 3 celery; 1 lemon; 5 carrots; 0.25 celery root; 2 onions; 3 bulbs garlic; 0.5 cup water; olive oil (for frying)

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Hanna Reder

Test Kitchen Manager and Chef at Kitchen Stories

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"This is the by far the most easy and fast way to cook your turkey, delivering a stunningly crisp skin and perfectly cooked and juicy meat."

Difficulty

Medium 👍

Preparation

30 min

Baking

90 min

Resting

750 min

Ingredients

2Servings

MetricImperial

1¼ kg

whole turkey

½ tbsp

anise seeds

star anise

oranges

cloves

7½ g

raw sugar

25 g

salt

7½ g

2½ g

1¼

⅛

¾ bulbs

25 ml

water

olive oil (for frying)

Utensils

frying pan, 2 fine graters, food processor, cutting board, knife, baking sheet, oven, frying pan (small), paper towels, pastry brush, aluminum foil

Nutrition per serving

Cal1248

Fat57 g

Protein174 g

Carb8 g

Step 1/7
- ½ tbsp anise seeds
- ¼ star anise
- ½ cloves
- 7½ g raw sugar
- 25 g salt
- 3¾ g rosemary
- 1¼ g thyme
- ¼ orange
- frying pan
- fine grater
- food processor
Add anise seeds to a frying pan, along with star anise and cloves. Toast until fragrant and allow to cool. Zest orange. Add raw sugar, salt, some rosemary and thyme, orange zest, toasted anise seeds, star anise, and clove to a food processor and blend well.
Step 2/7
- 1¼ kg whole turkey
- cutting board
- knife
Clean and spatchcock turkey. Rub spatchcocked turkey with the anise-herb mixture and rest in the fridge for approx. 12 hrs., or overnight.
Step 3/7
- ¾ celery
- ¼ lemon
- 1¼ carrots
- ⅛ celery root
- ½ onions
- ¾ bulbs garlic
- 3¾ g rosemary
- 1¼ g thyme
- 25 ml water
- baking sheet
Remove greens from celery and roughly chop. Cut lemon into wedges. Peel and roughly dice carrots, celery root, and onions. Halve garlic. Distribute vegetables on a rimmed baking sheet and add remaining rosemary, thyme, and water.
Step 4/7
- ¼ orange
- olive oil (for frying)
- oven
- frying pan (small)
- fine grater
Preheat the oven to 230°C/450°F. Heat olive oil in a small frying pan. Zest another orange into the frying pan and let simmer to infuse its flavor.
Step 5/7
- paper towels
- pastry brush
Rinse anise-herb mixture from turkey and transfer onto the vegetables on the baking sheet. Pat dry and brush with the aromatic orange oil. Transfer baking sheet into the oven and roast for approx. 30 min. at 230°C/450°F.
Step 6/7
- aluminum foil
Reduce heat to 180°F/350°F and roast for approx. 60 min. more, brushing turkey with remaining aromatic orange oil every 15 min. Remove from the oven, cover with aluminum foil, and allow to rest for approx. 30 min. before serving.
Step 7/7
Remove aluminum foil and serve turkey with roasted vegetables. Enjoy!
Enjoy your meal!