Turkey

Name: Turkey
Prep time: 3 h 30 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 stick butter or margarine, melted; 2 Tbsps butter or margarine; 152 grams chopped celery; 235 milliliters chicken broth or more as needed; 1 teaspoon dried marjoram; 1 teaspoon dried sage; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 beaten egg or egg substitute; 30 grams chopped fresh parsley leaves; 454 grams Granny Smith apples, cored, peeled and chopped; 8 servings Kosher salt; 216 milliliters olive oil; 240 grams chopped onion; 0 teaspoons pepper; 8 servings Freshly ground pepper; 454 grams bulk Italian or pork sausage; 1 teaspoons salt; 4 kgs turkey; 340 grams loaf dried white bread cubed or 1 package herbed stuffing cubes

Turkey takes approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 1151 calories, 116g of protein, and 66g of fat. A mixture of pepper, olive oil, celery, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. It works well as a main course. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Sara Moulton’s Best Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy & carving turkey tips, Homemade Lemony Turkey Stock and Jalapeno Turkey Noodle Soup, and SPICY YOGURT MARINATED TURKEY and OXO TURKEY DAY GIVEAWAY.

Instructions

Special equipment: 1 sheet aluminum foil, for tent

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Aluminum Foil

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

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Oven

Remove the wrapping, drain the turkey, and blot the exterior dry with paper towels. Then remove the neck and giblets from the two cavities.

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Whole Turkey

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Paper Towels

Place the turkey breast-side-up in a shallow pan 2 1/2 or 3 inches deep. Stuff turkey and brush or spritz the turkey with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Insert an oven-safe meat thermometer into the thickest part of the thigh.

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Salt And Pepper

Turkey Breast

Whole Turkey

Meat

Cooking Oil

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Frying Pan

Place the turkey in the 325 degrees F oven. Do not baste or open the oven door for 2 hours, 10 minutes of the cooking time. After 2 hours, 10 minutes of the cooking time has passed, the turkey will be a light golden brown. Baste turkey with remaining oil and place a tent of lightweight aluminum foil over the breast and continue cooking. Continue to roast until the thigh reaches a temperature of 180 degrees F. Once done, let the turkey rest for 20 minutes before carving.

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Whole Turkey

Cooking Oil

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

In a skillet, crumble the sausage and cook until no longer pink.

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Sausage

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Frying Pan

Remove to a paper towel so the excess fat is absorbed.

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Paper Towels

Drain the skillet, reserving 1 tablespoon of fat.

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Frying Pan

Saute the apple in the fat. Set aside.

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Apple

Melt the 2 tablespoons of butter and saute the onion and celery (about 5 minutes).

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Butter

Celery

Onion

Remove from heat.

Place the dried bread cubes in a large bowl.

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Bread Cubes

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Bowl

Add the parsley, sage, marjoram, thyme, salt, pepper and the sauteed onion, celery and apple. Toss to mix.

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Marjoram

Parsley

Celery

Pepper

Apple

Onion

Thyme

Sage

Salt

Add the melted butter and blend well.

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Butter

Add the egg and thoroughly work into the stuffing mixture.

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Stuffing

Egg

Add the broth to moisten and mix well. Don't be afraid to get your hands in the mixture to thoroughly mix and blend the ingredients.

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Broth

Use the stuffing to either stuff a 12 pound turkey or as a side dish by greasing a 2 quart casserole and fill with dressing. Cover and bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. If a crisp top crust is desired remove the cover for the last 5 minutes of baking.

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Stuffing

Whole Turkey

Crust