Maple Roast Turkey and Gravy

Name: Maple Roast Turkey and Gravy
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters apple cider; 1 bay leaf; 177 milliliters butter; 237 milliliters coarsely chopped carrots; 237 milliliters chopped celery; 710 milliliters chicken stock; 2 teaspoons dried marjoram; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme; 3 teaspoons grated lemon zest; 79 milliliters real maple syrup; 473 milliliters chopped onion; 6 kgs whole turkey, neck and giblets reserved

Maple Roast Turkey and Gravy requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. This main course has 431 calories, 50g of protein, and 20g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 20. This recipe from Allrecipes requires apple cider, bay leaf, marjoram, and lemon zest. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Thanksgiving.

Instructions

Boil apple cider and maple syrup in a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat until reduced to 1/2 cup (about 20 minutes).

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Apple Cider

Maple Syrup

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and mix in 1/2 of the thyme and marjoram and all of the lemon zest.

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Lemon Zest

Marjoram

Thyme

Add the butter or margarine and whisk until melted.

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Butter

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Whisk

Add salt and ground pepper to taste. Cover and refrigerate until cold (syrup can be made up to 2 days ahead).

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Ground Black Pepper

Syrup

Salt

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Oven

Place oven rack in the lowest third of oven.

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Oven

Wash and dry turkey.

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Whole Turkey

Place turkey in a large roasting pan. Slide hand under skin of the breast to loosen breast skin. Rub 1/2 cup of the maple butter mix under the skin of the breast. If planning on stuffing turkey do so now. Rub 1/4 cup of the maple butter mixture over the outside of the turkey. With kitchen string tie legs of turkey together loosely.

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Maple Butter

Stuffing

Whole Turkey

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Kitchen Twine

Roasting Pan

Arrange the chopped onion, chopped celery and chopped carrot around the turkey in the roasting pan. If desired the neck and giblets may be added to the vegetables.

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Vegetable

Carrot

Celery

Whole Turkey

Onion

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Roasting Pan

Sprinkle the remaining thyme and marjoram over the vegetables and pour the chicken stock into the pan.

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Chicken Stock

Vegetable

Marjoram

Thyme

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Frying Pan

Roast turkey at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and cover turkey loosely with foil (shiny side towards turkey). Continue to roast until very tender, basting occasionally with pan juices. About 3 to 4 hours unstuffed, 4 to 5 hours stuffed. Pierce the leg joint with a fork, if the juices run clear or faintly pink then the turkey is done.

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Whole Turkey

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Aluminum Foil