Roasted Turkey with Sausage-and-Wild Mushroom Stuffing
Roasted Turkey with Sausage-and-Wild Mushroom Stuffing might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 1139 calories, 125g of protein, and 65g of fat. If you have carton half-and-half, salt, turkey, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert. It will be a hit at your Thanksgiving event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.
Instructions
Combine butter and thyme, mixing well.
Remove giblets and neck from turkey; set aside. Rinse turkey thoroughly with cold water, and pat dry. Loosen skin from breast without detaching it; carefully spread butter mixture under skin. Rub outside of turkey evenly with 1 tablespoon salt and 1 tablespoon pepper.
Spoon 4 cups Sausage-and-Wild Mushroom Stuffing into turkey; truss turkey, and tie ends of legs together with string. Lift wingtips up and over back, and tuck under bird.
Place turkey, breast side up, in a large roasting pan; rub with 2 tablespoons soy sauce and oil.
Bake at 375 for 2 1/2 hours or until meat thermometer inserted into turkey thigh registers 180 and stuffing registers 165, shielding turkey with aluminum foil after 1 hour and basting with pan juices every 30 minutes.
Cook giblets and neck in boiling water to cover 45 minutes or until tender.
Drain, reserving 1 cup broth. Coarsely chop neck meat and giblets; chill.
Transfer turkey to a serving platter, reserving drippings in pan.
Remove and discard fat from drippings; pour 1/4 cup drippings into a heavy saucepan. Stir wine and reserved broth into roasting pan, stirring to loosen particles.
Place 1/4 cup drippings over medium heat.
Add flour, and cook, whisking constantly, until browned. Gradually add wine mixture and half-and-half; cook mixture, whisking constantly, until bubbly. Stir in neck meat and giblets, 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce, salt, and pepper; simmer, stirring often, to desired thickness.