Roasted Turkey with Bacon-Cider Gravy

Name: Roasted Turkey with Bacon-Cider Gravy
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 296 milliliters apple cider; 227 grams sliced meaty bacon; 1 teaspoon cider vinegar; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 8 garlic cloves; 2 Granny Smith apples—peeled, quartered and cored; 2 mediums onions, quartered; 2 smalls oregano sprigs; 2 larges rosemary sprigs; 2 larges sage sprigs; 10 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 sprig Fresh herb , for garnish; 2 larges thyme sprigs; 5 kilograms turkey; 473 milliliters turkey stock

Roasted Turkey with Bacon-Cider Gravy is a dairy free main course. This recipe serves 10. One portion of this dish contains approximately 81g of protein, 30g of fat, and a total of 661 calories. If you have rosemary sprigs, herb sprigs, sage sprigs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the rosemary you could follow this main course with the Raspberry Brie Dessert Pizza with Rosemary and Candied Pecans as a dessert. It will be a hit at your Thanksgiving event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 42

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Oven

Cut along both sides of the wishbone and remove it. Tuck 1 wedge of onion and 1 wedge of apple in the neck cavity along with 1 sprig each of sage, thyme, rosemary and oregano. Fold the skin under the turkey. Season the main cavity with salt and pepper and stuff it with 3 onion and 3 apple wedges, 2 garlic cloves and the remaining herb sprigs. Tie the legs together.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Garlic Cloves

Rosemary

Oregano

Whole Turkey

Apple

Onion

Thyme

Sage

Set the turkey in a large roasting pan and season with pepper. Arrange the bacon strips over the breast and legs and roast for 1 hour.

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Bacon

Pepper

Whole Turkey

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Roasting Pan

Remove the bacon and spoon off some of the fat from the roasting pan.

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Bacon

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Roasting Pan

Add the remaining onion and apple wedges and garlic cloves to the pan and turn to coat with fat. Roast the turkey for 45 minutes longer or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh registers 160; baste occasionally.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Whole Turkey

Apple

Onion

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Kitchen Thermometer

Frying Pan

Transfer the turkey to a platter, cover loosely with foil and let rest for at least 30 minutes.

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Whole Turkey

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Aluminum Foil

Transfer the onion, apple and garlic in the roasting pan to a food processor and puree. Set the pan over 2 burners on moderately high heat; when the juices begin to sizzle, stir in 1 cup of the apple cider and cook, scraping up the browned bits, until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Strain the pan juices into a medium saucepan.

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Apple Cider

Garlic

Apple

Onion

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Food Processor

Roasting Pan

Sauce Pan

Add the turkey stock and boil until reduced to 2 cups. Skim off the fat.

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Turkey Stock

In a bowl, stir the flour into the remaining 1/4 cup of cider, then whisk the paste into the gravy. Bring to a boil; simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the apple and onion puree and the vinegar and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Vinegar