Maple-Glazed Turkey with Onion-Cider Gravy

Name: Maple-Glazed Turkey with Onion-Cider Gravy
Prep time: 3 h 40 min
Cook time: 3 h 40 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 710 milliliters apple cider; 4 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 head garlic, cut in half; 118 milliliters maple syrup; 5 larges onions, each cut into 8 wedges; 1 large sprig parsley; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh sage plus 1 large sprig; 8 servings Salt and pepper; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme plus 1 large sprig; 6 kilograms turkey; 473 milliliters low-sodium chicken or turkey broth; 8 Tbsps (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature

Maple-Glazed Turkey with Onion-Cider Gravy might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 124g of protein, 44g of fat, and A mixture of butter, flour, sage plus 1 sprig, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the apple cider you could follow this main course with the Apple Cider Doughnut Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours and 40 minutes.

Instructions

In a small pan over medium heat, bring 1/2 cup maple syrup to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced by half, about 12 minutes. Cool slightly. In a bowl, combine butter, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. pepper and chopped sage and thyme. Stir in reduced syrup.

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Thyme

Sage

Salt

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Place in refrigerator to cool, stirring frequently.

Preheat oven to 350F.

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Remove giblets and neck from turkey. Rinse turkey inside and out with cool water; pat dry. Gently loosen skin from breast.

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Whole Turkey

Water

Spread 2/3 of butter mixture under skin. Season inside of turkey generously with salt and pepper and stuff with 8 onion wedges, garlic and herb sprigs. Tie drumsticks together and tuck wings under. Scatter remaining onion wedges in a large roasting pan, top with a rack and place turkey on rack.

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Garlic

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Onion

Chicken Wings

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Spread remaining butter mixture all over turkey.

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Butter

Spread

Whole Turkey

Pour 1 cup of broth and 1 cup of apple cider into bottom of roasting pan. Cover loosely with foil. Roast turkey, basting every 30 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer placed in thickest part of thigh reads 165F, about 3 hours.

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Apple Cider

Whole Turkey

Broth

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Aluminum Foil

In the last half hour, remove foil and baste with half of reserved 1/3 cup maple syrup. Roast 15 minutes; repeat basting.

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Maple Syrup

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Transfer turkey to platter, tent with foil and let rest for 20 to 30 minutes.

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Whole Turkey

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Remove rack from roasting pan and pour drippings into a measuring cup, leaving onion in pan. Skim fat from drippings and return 4 Tbsp. fat to pan.

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Onion

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Place pan over 2 burners on medium heat.

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Sprinkle with flour and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.

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All Purpose Flour

Add remaining 2 cups of cider and 1 cup of broth and reserved drippings to pan. Bring to a boil, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pan, reduce heat to low and simmer until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Strain into saucepan and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Broth

Cider

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