Cider-Basted Turkey with Roasted Apple Gravy

Name: Cider-Basted Turkey with Roasted Apple Gravy
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters apple cider; 2 Tbsps apple cider vinegar; 59 milliliters (1/2 stick) butter, room temperature; 59 milliliters Calvados or applejack (apple brandy); 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 2 teaspoons dried rubbed sage; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 473 milliliters (about) canned low-salt chicken broth; 1 large onion, sliced; 10 Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, 2 cut into quarters, 8 cut into 8 slices each; 8 larges sage leaves; 59 milliliters soy sauce; 6 fresh thyme sprigs; 7 kilograms turkey; 237 milliliters (or more) water

Cider-Basted Turkey with Roasted Apple Gravy might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 10. One portion of this dish contains around 107g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 856 calories. This recipe covers 39% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. If you have ground cinnamon, thyme sprigs, soy sauce, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 325°F.

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Combine first 5 ingredients in small saucepan.

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Sauce Pan

Add 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; bring liquid to boil. Set liquid aside.

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Cinnamon

Mix 2 quartered apples, onion, thyme, sage leaves and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon in large bowl.

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Sage

Cinnamon

Apple

Onion

Thyme

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Bowl

Rinse turkey inside and out; pat dry.

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Whole Turkey

Sprinkle main cavity with salt and pepper. Spoon apple mixture into main cavity. Tuck wing tips under turkey; tie legs together loosely.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Turkey

Apple

Place turkey in large roasting pan. Rub turkey breast and legs with butter.

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Turkey Breast

Butter

Whole Turkey

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Roasting Pan

Pour half of basting liquid over turkey.

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Whole Turkey

Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Roast turkey 30 minutes.

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Whole Turkey

Pour remaining basting liquid over turkey. Roast 2 hours, basting frequently with pan juices and adding 1 cup (or more) water to pan if juices have evaporated.

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Whole Turkey

Water

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Frying Pan

Add all apple slices to pan juices around turkey. Cover turkey loosely with foil to keep from browning too quickly. Continue to roast until apples are tender, turkey is deep brown and thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175°F, basting frequently with pan juices, about 1 hour 30 minutes longer.

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Apple

Whole Turkey

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Kitchen Thermometer