Roast Turkey With Simple Gravy

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 16 lbs turkey, giblets removed
• 2 carrots, roughly chopped
• 2 celery ribs, roughtly chopped
• 1 apple, sliced into wedges
• 1 orange, sliced into wedges
• 4 garlic cloves, smashed
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 medium carrot, diced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, whole
• 3 sprigs sage
• 3 sprigs rosemary
• 3 sprigs thyme
• 6 sprigs parsley
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/4 lb butter, unsalted, sliced into pats
• 5 cups chicken stock

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees f.
• 2 salt and pepper the turkey and the cavity.
• 3 fill the cavity with carrots, celery, appple, orange and garlic; tie the legs with kitchen twine.
• 4 in a large roasting pan, spread the ingredients for "under the bird" in a stack about the same size as the turkey.
• 5 place the turkey onto of the bed of vegetables and herbs.
• 6 put butter on turkey.
• 7 place the turkey in the oven and roast 45 minutes.
• 8 pour half the chicken stock over the turkey; roast 45 more minutes.
• 9 pour remaining stock over turkey and roast 45 more minutes. it will start getting golden brown.
• 10 baste with pan juices, cover loosely with foil and roast an additional 45 minutes.
• 11 when the turkey has reached an internal temperature of 165 to 175 degrees, remove from oven, keep covered, and let rest at least 15 minutes before carving.
• 12 strain the contents of the roasting pan into a bowl, keeping the solids in the strainer to use for the gravy. remove the herbs and bay leaves.
• 13 measure out 3 cups of pan juices and 1 cup of strained vegetables. puree with a hand blender or in a standard blender. add more vegetables until gravy is the desired thickness, or more juices if too thick.
• 14 pour through a mesh striner again to make a smooth gravy.
• 15 taste and season with salt and pepper.
• 16 heat and serve with the sliced turkey.
• 17 i suggest that you make more than the 4 cups of gravy if you have enough juice and vegetables in your pan. it will be great on leftovers or to store in your freezer.