Herb-Scented Roast Turkey with Cornbread Stuffing

Name: Herb-Scented Roast Turkey with Cornbread Stuffing
Prep time: 5 h 50 min
Cook time: 5 h 50 min
Total time: 5 h 50 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 59 milliliters butter or margarine, melted; 118 milliliters butter or margarine; 355 milliliters medium celery stalks, chopped; 2 liters 1/2-inch cubes cornbread or soft bread; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 177 milliliters chopped onion; 0 teaspoons pepper; 0 teaspoons pepper; 1 teaspoon salt; 5 kilograms whole turkey , thawed if frozen

Need a gluten free and primal main course? Herb-Scented Roast Turkey with Cornbread Stuffing could be a spectacular recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 53g of protein, 22g of fat, and a total of 422 calories. This recipe serves 16. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Thanksgiving will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up pepper, salt, celery stalks, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the pepper you could follow this main course with the Easy Peppermint Dessert as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 5 hours and 50 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 325F. In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Cook celery and onion in butter about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender; remove from heat. In large bowl, mix celery mixture and remaining stuffing ingredients until well blended.

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Onion

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Stuff turkey just before roasting, not ahead of time. Fill wishbone area lightly with stuffing. Fasten neck skin to back with skewer. Fold wings across back with tips touching. Fill body cavity lightly. (Do not pack--stuffing will expand while cooking.) Tuck drumsticks under band of skin at tail, or tie together with heavy string, then tie to tail.

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Chicken Drumsticks

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Whole Turkey

Chicken Wings

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Skewers

In small bowl, mix rosemary, 1 tablespoon sage, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and the garlic; rub into turkey skin.

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Garlic

Pepper

Whole Turkey

Sage

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Place turkey, breast side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan.

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Whole Turkey

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Brush with 1/4 cup butter. Do not add water.

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Place meat thermometer in thickest part of inside thigh muscle so thermometer does not touch bone.

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Bone

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Roast uncovered 4 to 5 hours, brushing with pan juices every 30 minutes, until thermometer reads 165F and drumsticks move easily when lifted or twisted. Thermometer placed in center of stuffing should read 165F.

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Stuffing

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Place foil loosely over turkey when it begins to turns golden. When turkey is two-thirds done, cut band of skin, or remove string or skewer holding legs. When turkey is done, place on warm platter and cover with foil to keep warm.

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Whole Turkey

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Skewers

Aluminum Foil

Let stand about 20 minutes for easiest carving. While turkey is standing, prepare Foolproof Gravy if desired.

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Whole Turkey

Gravy

To serve, garnish turkey with fresh herb sprigs, if desired.

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Servings:

59milliliters

butter or margarine, melted 118milliliters

butter or margarine 355milliliters

medium celery stalks, chopped 2liters

1/2-inch cubes cornbread or soft bread 2cloves

garlic, finely chopped 177milliliters

chopped onion 0teaspoons

pepper 0teaspoons

pepper 1teaspoon

salt 5kilograms

whole turkey , thawed if frozen

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Schloss Vollrads Riesling Spatlese with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 29 dollars per bottle.