Gordon Ramsay Makes Turkey Stay Juicy And Flavourful By Doing This 1 Thing

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/673f17271400001500e2a2ce.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="" data-caption="" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Unsplash" /></div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>Confession: ever since I started hosting <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/christmas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Christmas</a>, I refuse to cook turkey. I can’t do it. It dries out, it loses all potential flavour and it honestly just disappoints me and probably my guests every time.</p><p>Now, I am a Good Northern Girl so of course my entire plate gets doused in <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/jamie-oliver-jam-gravy_uk_658029a0e4b08e9b410b3241">gravy</a>, but I just can’t justify the time it takes to prepare and cook turkey against how it actually tastes at the end.</p><p>Exhausting!</p><p>However, dare I say it, <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/gordon-ramsay/">Gordon Ramsay’s</a> secret to keeping turkey moist and flavourful has made me ambitious again. Maybe we can have turkey this year AND it’ll be delicious even before I’ve poured gravy over it?!</p><h2><strong>How to stop turkey from drying out</strong></h2><p>In his <a href="https://www.gordonramsay.com/gr/recipes/roast-turkey-with-lemon-parsley-and-garlic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">roast turkey recipe</a>, Gordon suggests making a herby butter with these ingredients:</p><ul><li>375g butter, at room temperature</li><li>1 tbsp olive oil</li><li>finely grated zest and juice of 2 small lemons</li><li>3 <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/garlic/">