Baked turkey with potatoes

Baked turkey is a traditional American Thanksgiving dish. On this day, the whole bird carcass is usually baked and it takes quite a long time. However, if you bake its individual parts, it turns out no less tasty, but much faster and easier.

In this recipe, we will need turkey thighs and/or shins. They must be washed and dried with a paper towel.

Turn on the oven at 200 degrees. To make the meat juicy, it is desirable to put it in an already heated oven.

Pull out the butter beforehand, it should have a soft consistency.

Rub the turkey meat with salt and pepper on top. You can also take any seasoning for poultry to your liking.

Gently separate the skin from the turkey flesh and carefully coat the inner flesh of the turkey thighs with soft butter.

Then transfer the turkey to a baking sheet or any other baking dish. Cover the meat with foil on top - this will help preserve the juiciness of the meat. Put the baking sheet in the preheated oven to bake for about an hour.

After an hour, take the turkey out of the oven, remove the foil from above. Using a spoon, collect the juice that has drained from the meat and pour it over the turkey.

Peel medium-sized potatoes, wash, cut in half, add salt and pepper to taste. Spread the potatoes evenly between the turkey pieces and put them back in the oven for about 30-40 minutes until fully cooked.

As soon as the turkey is sufficiently browned and the potatoes become soft, remove the baking sheet from the oven and transfer the pieces of meat and potatoes to a dish.

Before serving, cover the turkey dish with foil and leave for 10-15 minutes - so the meat will become even more juicy and tender, and the potatoes will absorb meat juices. The finished dish can be decorated with herbs, for example, fresh sprigs of rosemary, which is perfectly combined with poultry meat. Bon appetit!