Roasted Turkey with Sage

Name: Roasted Turkey with Sage
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 carrots, unpeeled and cut in half crosswise; 8 servings Kosher salt; 355 milliliters low-sodium chicken broth; 6 onions, unpeeled and quartered; 1 bunch sage; 5 kilograms turkey, giblets removed; 4 Tbsps (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted

Roasted Turkey with Sage might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 107g of protein, 34g of fat, and It is perfect for Thanksgiving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 10 minutes.

Instructions

Prepare and Roast the Turkey

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Whole Turkey

Heat oven to 400 F. Stuff the turkey cavity with the sage and 4 onion quarters. Scatter the carrots and the remaining onions in a large roasting pan.

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Carrot

Onion

Whole Turkey

Sage

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Roasting Pan

Oven

Place the turkey on top of the onions and carrots. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine and tuck the wings underneath the body.

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Carrot

Onion

Whole Turkey

Chicken Wings

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Kitchen Twine

Brush the turkey with the butter and season with 1 teaspoon salt. Roast the turkey for 45 minutes.

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Butter

Whole Turkey

Salt

Add the broth to the roasting pan. Continue to roast the turkey, covering it loosely with foil if it browns too quickly, until a thermometer inserted into a thigh registers 165 F, 2 to 2 1/4 hours.

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Whole Turkey

Broth

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Roasting Pan

Kitchen Thermometer

Aluminum Foil

Remove the Turkey from the Oven

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Whole Turkey

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Oven

Carefully tilt the turkey to empty the juices from the cavity into the pan.

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Whole Turkey

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Frying Pan

Transfer the turkey to a cutting board, tent loosely with foil, and let rest for at least 20 minutes before carving. Discard the onions and carrots. Reserve the pan drippings for Hard Cider Gravy.

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Hard Cider