These recipes are from Martha Stewart. I found it years ago in an issue of Everyday Food. Really, this is the best turkey I have ever had. Enjoy!
Roast Turkey With
Herb Butter Serves 10
8 tablespoons
butter, room temperature
1 ½ tablespoon each chopped fresh rosemary, sage,
and thyme
Coarse salt and
ground pepper
whole turkey (about
18 pounds), thawed if frozen, rinsed and patted dry, neck reserved (for gravy)
6 large carrots, halved crosswise
3 large onions,
cut into 8 wedges
3 stalks celery,
halved crosswise
Equipment:
Sturdy roasting pan that can be used on the stove top as
well
Cotton kitchen twine
Turkey baster
Foil
Meat thermometer
1. Preheat
oven to 350°, with rack in the lowest position. Make herb butter: In a small
bowl, mix together 6 tablespoons butter with chopped herbs; season generously
with salt and pepper.
2. To
prepare and stuff the turkey: Turn turkey over; bend wing tips underneath bird
so they stay in place (you may have to break the bones).
3. Using
cotton kitchen twine, tie legs together securely (they will overlap) so bird
retains its shape and moisture during cooking.
4. Working
from the neck end, slide fingers under skin until you reach the end of the
breast, being careful not to tear the skin. Rub herb butter under the skin.
5. Cut
neck into pieces; mix with carrots, onions, celery, and 2 cups water in a large
roasting pan. Set roasting rack over vegetables in pan.
6. Lift
turkey onto rack breast side up; rub with remaining tablespoon butter. Season
generously with salt and pepper. Tent turkey loosely with foil. Roast 1 hour,
then baste every 30 minutes with pan liquids, until an instant-read thermometer
inserted into the thickest part of thigh (avoiding bone) registers 125°, about
3 hours.
7. Remove
foil; raise oven heat to 400°. Continue roasting, basting occasionally, until
thigh reaches 180°, 45 to 60 minutes more. Tent with foil if bird browns too
quickly; add more water if pan becomes dry. Transfer turkey to a serving
platter; cover loosely with foil, and let it rest at least 30 minutes before
carving.
Note: After transferring turkey
to a serving platter, reserve vegetables and turkey neck for gravy.
Rich Gravy
Makes 6 cups
Vegetables and turkey neck roasted under the Roast Turkey
1 ¼ cup dry white
wine
2/3 cup
all-purpose flour
10 cups water
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1. Take
the finished turkey out of the roasting pan to rest before carving. Place the
pan on stove across two burners. Bring pan liquids to a boil over high heat;
cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes.
Continue to cook, stirring, until vegetables are browned, 8 to 10 minutes more.
(If pan begins to burn, turn off one burner, and push vegetables so they’re
over other burner.)
2. Add
dry white wine. Cook, stirring constantly, until syrupy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add
all-purpose flour; cook, stirring, until flour is incorporated and browned,
about 2 minutes.
3. Slowly
add water; bring to a simmer, stirring, about 5 minutes. Continue cooking,
stirring occasionally, until gravy reaches desired consistency, 10 to 15
minutes. Pour gravy through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium saucepan; discard
solids. Season with coarse salt and ground pepper. Keep warm; whisk well before
serving.
4. If
gravy is too thin, mix flour with cool water and add to the pan. If it is too
thick, add plain cool water a little at a time.
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