Apple and Sage Turkey

Name: Apple and Sage Turkey
Prep time: 5 h 10 min
Cook time: 5 h 10 min
Total time: 5 h 10 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 10 servings Apple juice; 6 Tbsps butter; 10 servings Chicken broth; 6 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 10 fresh sage leaves; 1 head garlic, end trimmed; 10 servings Nutmeg; 1 orange, halved; 3 mediums Pink Lady, apples, cored and halved; 2 mediums red onions, peeled and quartered; 3 leaves A few fresh sage; 10 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 6 kilograms fresh turkey; 3 Tbsps vegetable oil

Apple and Sage Turkey might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 10 servings with 865 calories, 99g of protein, and 38g of fat each. This recipe covers 38% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 5 hours and 10 minutes. Only Head to the store and pick up orange, nutmeg, sage leaves, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 500 degrees F.

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Oven

Remove the turkey from the refrigerator and let come to room temperature white oven heats, about 30 to 45 minutes. Discard the giblets and reserve neck. Rinse out the turkey's cavity and pat dry with paper towels. Rub the turkey all over with 2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil; season generously with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

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Ground Black Pepper

Vegetable Oil

Whole Turkey

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Paper Towels

Oven

Put the sage leaves under skin. Season the cavity with salt and pepper, squeeze 1/2 of the orange all over the bird and put the other half inside the cavity along with the garlic.

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Salt And Pepper

Sage

Garlic

Orange

Arrange the turkey in a large roasting pan and roast until the skin is golden brown, about 20 to 30 minutes.

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Whole Turkey

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Roasting Pan

Put the neck, onions, and apples in a bowl and toss with remaining 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil. Season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

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Ground Black Pepper

Vegetable Oil

Apple

Onion

Salt

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Bowl

Reduce the oven the temperature to 350 degrees F and add the apples, onions and turkey neck to the roasting pan. Baste with pan drippings about every 45 minutes. Roast the turkey until the internal temperature of the inner thigh reaches 160 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer.

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Turkey Necks

Apple

Onion

Whole Turkey

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Roasting Pan

Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Remove from the oven to a cutting board and let rest uncovered, at least 30 minutes, while you prepare the gravy.

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Gravy

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Cutting Board

Oven

Remove apples and the onions to a serving platter. Carve the turkey and arrange on the serving platter.

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Apple

Onion

Whole Turkey

Serve with the Simple Gravy.

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Gravy

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When it foams, whisk in the flour until smooth. Cook until the flour loses its raw flavor and turns peanut color, about 3 to 5 minutes.

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Butter