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Lemongrass Turkey - Thanksgiving

5 from 2 votes
A great way to change up your turkey for Thanksgiving 2022. A classic Vietnamese Lemongrass Marinade will this turkey bursting with flavor and will have you going back for seconds.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 6 - 8
Course: roast
Cuisine: roast
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 15-18 pound turkey - spatchcock*
  • 3-4 stalks of lemongrass
  • 1 medium onion or 2 shallots
  • 8 garlic cloves
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • 1 cup avocado oil or canola oil
  • 5 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper

Method
 

  1. Prep your turkey. Spatchcock it. Get your butcher to do this. It is very hard.
  2. Rinse the lemongrass and remove the outer layers to expose the softer interior of the stalk.
  3. Mince ONLY the white part of the lemongrass; otherwise, it will be fibrous.
  4. Place the lemongrass in the food processor and puree it until it looks like a paste.
  5. Prep the rest of your aromatics. Chop the onion and garlic and place them in the food processor, and puree. The finer, the better.
  6. In a bowl, place your aromatics and all the ingredients – sugar, oil, fish sauce, and ground pepper.
  7. Rub the marinade all over your turkey as well as inside the skin. For best results, marinate overnight.
  8. With foil or parchment paper, line your baking tray.
  9. Place your turkey skin side up.
  10. Bake it at 350 degrees for 2.5 hours. The internal temperature of the bird should be 165 degrees or more.
  11. Rest your turkey for 30 minutes before serving.
  12. Serve it with nuoc cham, and enjoy!

Notes

*get your butcher to spatchcock your turkey
*marinate overnight for best results.
*internal temperature should be at 165 degrees or more.
*rest your turkey for 30 minutes before serving.

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