Family Spice Recipe for Mahogany Roast Turkey

Mahogany Roast Turkey

from Michael Tyrell, Family Circle Magazine, November 2008

 

This recipe gives your roasted turkey a beautiful mahogany-colored turkey that is also juicy and delicious!

 

 

 

INGREDIENTS:

    • 1 16 lb turkey
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • 1/2 tsp pepper
    • 1 onion
    • 2 carrots
    • 2 celery ribs
    • 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce

 

  1. Preheat oven to 450ºF.
  2. Rinse with water and pat dry with paper towels:
    • 1 16 lb turkey
  3. Remove gizzards and neck and reserve and place in a small saucepan. Cover with water and simmer to create broth for gravy. Simmer for 45 minutes. Discard the gizzards and neck and reserve broth for gravy.
  4. Season the turkey cavity and stuff with:
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • 1/2 tsp pepper
    • 1 onion, chopped
    • 2 carrots, peeled and quartered
    • 2 ribs of celery, cut in half
  5. Insert your meat thermometer into the thickest part of the turkey's thigh.
  6. Place turkey, breast side up, in a large roasting pan and roast for 30 minutes.
  7. In a small bowl whisk:
    • 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
    • 1/4 cup maple syrup
    • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  8. Reduce oven temperature to 350º and roast turkey until thermometer reads 180º, approximately 1 1/2 hours. See package directions for a better gauge on roasting time. Baste the turkey with soy-maple sauce every 15 minutes.
  9. If turkey reaches desired color before it is done, tent with foil to keep turkey from burning.
  10. Remove turkey from the oven. Place turkey on serving platter and tent with foil. Don't forget to remove the thermometer!
  11. To make gravy, scrape pan drippings into a fat separator and pour strained juice into a medium-sized saucepan.
  12. Add to saucepan and whisk:
  13. In a small bowl whisk until thick but well blended:
    • 6 TBS flour
    • 1/2 cup of juice in saucepan
  14. Add contents of bowl into saucepan and whisk until fully incorporated. Cook on medium heat for 5 minutes or until gravy has thickened.

 

Family Spice Recipe for Mahogany Roast Turkey

 

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook Time: 2 hours

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 10-12

Serving Size: approx. 2 slices of turkey

Serving Suggestions: Serve with your favorite sides. Also try these great turkey recipes: Roast Turkey with Pomegranate Gravy or Roast Turkey with Herb Butter and Caramelized Onion-Balsamic Gravy. Need something more simple? Try our recipe for roast turkey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This recipe can be used for larger sized turkeys, too. Pictured is a 22lb turkey prepared this way. Adjust first 30 minutes of roasting to 400º to prevent a smokey kitchen! If smoke still persists and your turkey has browned, reduce temperature to 350º.

 

 

 

 

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