Farmhouse Roast Turkey with Rosemary Gravy

Farmhouse Roast Turkey with Rosemary Gravy
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Farmhouse Roast Turkey with Rosemary Gravy a try. One serving contains 537 calories, 73g of protein, and 21g of fat. This recipe serves 12. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Thanksgiving will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up pepper, cornstarch, turkey stock, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 32
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Remove neck, heart, gizzard, and liver from turkey. Reserve neck, heart, and gizzard for Homemade Turkey Stock; discard liver. Rinse turkey thoroughly with cold water; pat dry. Trim excess fat.
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Combine onion, celery, 1 tablespoon rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Stuff body cavity with onion mixture. Tie ends of legs with twine. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under bird.
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Place a roasting rack coated with cooking spray in a roasting pan.
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Place turkey, breast side up, on rack.
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Brush with butter; sprinkle evenly with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
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Pour 1 cup Homemade Turkey Stock in bottom of pan. Insert a meat thermometer into meaty part of thigh, making sure not to touch bone. Cover turkey breast tightly with foil.
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Bake at 325 for 2 hours, basting with 1/3 cup Homemade Turkey Stock every 30 minutes (1 1/3 cups total).
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Remove foil; bake an additional 1 1/2 hours or until thermometer registers 180, basting with 1/3 cup Homemade Turkey Stock every 30 minutes (2/3 cup total).
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Remove turkey from oven; let stand 30 minutes. Discard skin.
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Place a zip-top plastic bag inside a 2-cup glass measure.
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Pour pan drippings into bag; let stand 10 minutes (fat will rise to the top). Seal bag, and snip off 1 bottom corner of bag.
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Drain pan drippings into a measuring cup, stopping before the fat layer reaches the opening. Reserve 2 tablespoons fat, and discard remaining fat.
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Combine the pan drippings with 2 cups Homemade Turkey Stock.
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Heat 2 tablespoons reserved fat in bottom of roasting pan over medium heat.
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Add flour, stirring with a whisk. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in the pan drippings mixture.
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Combine water and cornstarch, stirring with a whisk.
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Add the cornstarch mixture to pan, stirring with a whisk. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
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Add 1 tablespoon rosemary. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or until sauce thickens. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
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Serve gravy with turkey.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In45 m.
Servings12
Health Score30
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