Kathryn K. Blue, Anthony Dias Blue

Roasted Split Turkey

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4 to 6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Thanksgiving Dinner: Recipes, Techniques, and Tips for America's Favorite Celebration
Thanksgiving Dinner

By Anthony Dias Blue and Kathryn K. Blue

Published 1994

  • About

This is good for a small group. It provides the complete traditional feast —light and dark meat and pan gravy, and very little left over. Split the turkey from the breast bone to the tail and freeze the other half. (If this seems daunting, ask the butcher to do it.)

Ingredients

  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • One

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Salt and pepper the turkey on both sides. Place the stuffing in the breast cavity and place the turkey, cut side down, in a roasting pan.

  2. Mix the soy sauce and maple syrup together. Using a pastry brush, paint