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Roast Turkey
This recipe is so simple to make and your turkey will still turn out juicy and delicious!
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 16 lb turkey
- 1 stick butter
- 2 TBS flour
- salt & pepper to taste
- Preheat oven to 325ºF.
- Rinse with water and pat dry with paper towels:
- 1 16 lb turkey
- 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.
- Generously cover turkey with:
- 6 TBS butter
- Make sure you butter under the skin and between the different parts of the turkey.
- Insert your meat thermometer into the thickest part of the turkey's thigh.
- Place turkey, breast side up, in a large roasting pan and tent with foil.
- Roast turkey until thermometer reads 180ºF, approximately 3-3 1/2 hours. See package directions for a better gauge on roasting time.
- Approximately 1 hour before turkey is done, remove foil and baste with pan drippings.
- Remove turkey from the oven. Place turkey on serving platter and tent with foil. Don't forget to remove the thermometer!
- To prepare gravy, scrape pan drippings into a fat separator and reserve strained turkey drippings.
- Heat a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat and add:
- 2 TBS butter
- 2 TBS flour
- After flour is browned, whisk in:
- reserved turkey broth
- strained turkey drippings
- Whisk until fully incorporated and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes or until gravy has thickened.
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 4 hours
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 10-12
Serving Size: approx. 2 slices of turkey
Serving Suggestions: Serve with your favorite sides. Need more flavor? Try these great turkey recipes: Roast Turkey with Pomegranate Gravy, Mahogany Roast Turkey or Roast Turkey with Herb Butter and Caramelized Onion-Balsamic Gravy.