Roast Turkey with Sausage Gravy

Name: Roast Turkey with Sausage Gravy
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons black pepper, divided; 237 milliliters chopped celery; 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 1 liters fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth, divided; 79 milliliters all-purpose flour; 198 grams sweet Italian turkey sausage, casings removed; 473 milliliters chopped onion; 8 rosemary sprigs; 12 sage sprigs; 5 teaspoons salt, divided; 12 thyme sprigs; 5 kilograms fresh or frozen turkey, thawed; 1 Tbsp water

Roast Turkey with Sausage Gravy

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Roast Turkey with Sausage Gravy a try. This dairy free recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains roughly 73g of protein, 20g of fat, and a total of 516 calories. Thanksgiving will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. A mixture of salt, less-sodium chicken broth, cornstarch, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.

Instructions

Remove the giblets and neck from turkey, and reserve them for Homemade Turkey Stock. Rinse turkey with cold water; pat dry. Trim the excess fat.

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Turkey Stock

Whole Turkey

Water

Sprinkle 4 teaspoons salt over the turkey and in body cavity; refrigerate, uncovered, 24 hours.

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Whole Turkey

Salt

Preheat oven to 32

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Oven

Rinse the turkey with cold water; pat dry. Stuff body cavity with onion, celery, herbs, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under turkey. Tie legs together with kitchen string.

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Celery

Pepper

Whole Turkey

Herbs

Onion

Water

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Kitchen Twine

Place turkey, breast side up, on a roasting rack in a roasting pan. Insert a meat thermometer into meaty part of thigh, making sure not to touch bone.

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Whole Turkey

Bone

Meat

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Kitchen Thermometer

Roasting Pan

Sprinkle turkey with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Cover breast with foil.

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Pepper

Whole Turkey

Salt

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Aluminum Foil

Bake at 325 for 2 hours, basting turkey with 1/3 cup broth every 30 minutes.

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Whole Turkey

Broth

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Oven

Remove foil; bake an additional 1 3/4 hours or until thermometer registers 180, basting turkey with broth every 30 minutes.

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Whole Turkey

Broth

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Aluminum Foil

Remove turkey from oven. Cover turkey loosely with foil, and let stand for 30 minutes before carving. Reserve pan drippings. Discard skin.

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Whole Turkey

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Frying Pan

Cook the sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, stirring to crumble.

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Sausage

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Frying Pan

Drain and set sausage aside.

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Sausage

Place a zip-top plastic bag in a 2-cup measure.

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Ziploc Bags

Pour drippings into bag; let stand 10 minutes (fat will rise). Seal bag, and snip 1 bottom corner.

Drain into a medium saucepan; stop before fat reaches opening. Reserve 1 tablespoon fat; discard remaining fat. Cook reserved fat and flour in roasting pan over medium heat 1 minute; stir constantly with a whisk.

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All Purpose Flour