oven roasted turkey

Ingredients

• 1 (12 pound) whole Turkey
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• few sticks of celery
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 teaspoon ground sage
• salt to taste
• 1/2 tea spoon crushed rosemary
• lemon pepper to taste
• 2 cups beer
• 1 cup orange juice

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Clean turkey (discard giblets and organs)
2. In a small bowl, combine olive oil, garlic powder, crushed dried rosemary, dried basil, ground sage, lemon pepper & salt to taste or non.place the celery inside the Turkey's stomach
3. Using a basting brush, apply the mixture to the skin inside & outside of the uncooked turkey.
4. bake for 2hrs and baste during .
5. Pour beer and orange juice over the Turkey & into the bottom of the roasting pan, and Bake @ 300 degree for 3 to 3 1/2 hours more & continue to baste, or until the internal temperature of the thickest part of the thigh measures 180 degrees F
6. Remove roasted turkey from oven, and allow to stand for about 30 minutes before carving.
7. PS..for more tender & juicer turkey lower the heat & cook longer time