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Gallery Herb-Roasted Heritage Turkey Credit: Marcus Nilsson Recipe Summary prep: 50 mins total: 4 hrs Servings: 12
Ingredients Turkey 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest, plus 1/4 cup juice and 4 large strips zest (from 2 oranges) 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest 1/3 cup minced fresh sage and 4 whole sprigs, plus more sprigs for serving 2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme and 4 whole sprigs, plus more sprigs for serving Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 1 heritage-breed turkey, 15 to 18 pounds, room temperature Squash, Chestnut, and Brioche Stuffing 2 cups dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc Gravy Easy Turkey Stock 1 tablespoon instant flour, such as Wondra
Cook’s Notes Use the giblets to make our Easy Turkey Stock. The USDA recommends cooking poultry to 165 degrees. Heritage-turkey farmers usually recommend a lower temperature, which is how we cooked our birds.
Gallery Herb-Roasted Heritage Turkey Credit: Marcus Nilsson
Recipe Summary prep: 50 mins total: 4 hrs Servings: 12
Gallery
Herb-Roasted Heritage Turkey Credit: Marcus Nilsson
Herb-Roasted Heritage Turkey
Credit: Marcus Nilsson
Herb-Roasted Heritage Turkey
Recipe Summary prep: 50 mins total: 4 hrs Servings: 12
Recipe Summary
prep: 50 mins total: 4 hrs
Servings: 12
prep: 50 mins
total: 4 hrs
prep:
50 mins
total:
4 hrs
Servings: 12
12
Ingredients
Ingredients
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest, plus 1/4 cup juice and 4 large strips zest (from 2 oranges) 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest 1/3 cup minced fresh sage and 4 whole sprigs, plus more sprigs for serving 2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme and 4 whole sprigs, plus more sprigs for serving Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 1 heritage-breed turkey, 15 to 18 pounds, room temperature Squash, Chestnut, and Brioche Stuffing 2 cups dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc
Easy Turkey Stock 1 tablespoon instant flour, such as Wondra
Directions
Turkey:Preheat oven to 425 degrees, with rack on bottom. Mash together butter, grated zests, minced sage and thyme, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper. Pat turkey dry. Loosen skin of breast and thighs; rub herb mixture under skin. Season inside cavity and outside with salt.
Fill cavity and neck end lightly with stuffing. Transfer remaining stuffing to a 1-quart baking dish; cover with parchment-lined foil. Tie legs and tuck wing tips under. Transfer to a roasting pan fitted with a rack. Bring wine, orange juice, orange-zest strips, whole sage and thyme sprigs, and 2 1/2 cups water to a boil. Dampen a piece of cheesecloth with wine mixture; drape over turkey. Pour remaining liquid into roasting pan.
Roast turkey 30 minutes; baste with pan juices. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees and roast 30 minutes more. Remove cheesecloth; baste. Continue roasting, basting bird and rotating pan every 30 minutes, until a thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh (avoiding bone) registers 150 degrees to 155 degrees (for a conventional turkey, 165 degrees), about 1 hour, 30 minutes more, adding water to pan as needed to prevent scorching (if bird is browning too quickly, tent with foil). Transfer turkey to a platter; let stand 45 minutes. Reserve pan with drippings for gravy.
Meanwhile, bake remaining stuffing 25 minutes. Uncover; bake until heated through and crunchy on top, about 20 minutes more. Carve turkey and serve, topped with more sage and thyme sprigs.
Gravy:While turkey is resting, pour pan drippings into a fat separator; let stand until fat rises to surface. (Or use a large glass measuring cup and skim fat from top with a spoon.)
Bring 1 1/2 cups stock to a boil in roasting pan over two burners, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pan with a wooden spoon. Whisk together remaining 1 cup stock and flour; stir into pan. Boil until thickened and reduced, about 5 minutes.
Stir in defatted pan juices; cook until heated through. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot, in a gravy boat.
Cook’s Notes Use the giblets to make our Easy Turkey Stock. The USDA recommends cooking poultry to 165 degrees. Heritage-turkey farmers usually recommend a lower temperature, which is how we cooked our birds.
Cook’s Notes
Use the giblets to make our Easy Turkey Stock. The USDA recommends cooking poultry to 165 degrees. Heritage-turkey farmers usually recommend a lower temperature, which is how we cooked our birds.
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