Roast Turkey with Apple Cider Pan Gravy

Name: Roast Turkey with Apple Cider Pan Gravy
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 liters apple cider; 2 Tbsps apple cider vinegar; 6 bay leaves, crumbled; 7 Tbsps butter, room temperature, divided; 710 milliliters coarsely chopped celery; 1 Granny Smith apple, cut into 1-inch-wide wedges; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1 teaspoons ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps honey; 473 milliliters low-salt chicken broth; 1 large onion, halved, cut into 1-inch-wide wedges; 454 grams onions, coarsely chopped; 1 teaspoons salt; 7 kilograms turkey; 454 grams turkey necks and/or wings

Roast Turkey with Apple Cider Pan Gravy is a gluten free and primal main course. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 10 servings with 980 calories, 120g of protein, and 41g of fat each. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Thanksgiving. If you have salt, honey, ground nutmeg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the ground nutmeg you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Nutmeg Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.

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Add turkey parts; sauté 10 minutes.

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Whole Turkey

Add onions, celery, and bay leaves; sauté until onions are soft, about 8 minutes.

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Onion

Add cloves, salt, pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg; stir 10 seconds.

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Add cider, broth, and apple; bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer uncovered 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Strain stock into medium saucepan. Discard solids. Stir honey and vinegar into gravy base. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Refrigerate uncovered until cold, then cover and keep chilled.)

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Vinegar

Apple

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Honey

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Set rack at lowest position in oven and preheat to 500°F. Rinse turkey inside and out; pat dry.

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Whole Turkey

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Oven

Sprinkle main cavity generously with salt and pepper.

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Place onion wedges, apple wedges, and crumbled bay leaves in cavity. Starting at neck end, carefully slide hand between skin and breast meat of turkey to loosen skin. Rub 4 tablespoons butter over breast meat under skin.

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Dry Seasoning Rub

Place turkey on rack set in large roasting pan. Tuck wing tips under. Tie legs together loosely to hold shape. Rub remaining 3 tablespoons butter over outside of turkey.

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Butter

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Dry Seasoning Rub

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Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Place turkey in oven and immediately reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Roast turkey 1 hour; pour 1 cup chicken broth over turkey. Roast 1 hour, basting once with pan drippings.

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Chicken Broth

Whole Turkey

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Pour 1 cup chicken broth over turkey. Roast until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175°F, basting once with pan drippings and covering turkey loosely with foil if browning too quickly, about 1 hour longer.

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Transfer turkey to platter; cover loosely with foil.

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Let turkey rest 20 to 30 minutes (internal temperature of turkey will increase 5 to 10 degrees).

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Whole Turkey

Pour pan juices into large measuring cup. Spoon fat off top of pan juices and discard. Return pan juices to roasting pan; add gravy base.

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Gravy

Base

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Place roasting pan over 2 burners and bring gravy to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until gravy is reduced to 31/4 cups, stirring occasionally and scraping up any browned bits, about 15 minutes. Season gravy to taste with salt and pepper. Strain gravy into bowl.

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Gravy

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