Delta Roasted Turkey With Million-Dollar Gravy Recipe

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Delta Roasted Turkey With Million-Dollar Gravy
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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
3808
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Cut cheesecloth into a 3- x 3-ft. square. (Cheesecloth should be large enough to wrap around entire turkey.) Soak cheesecloth in 1 cup broth 15 minutes. Wring out cheesecloth, discarding excess broth. Lay cheesecloth on top of a roasting rack in a roasting pan. Place bacon in center of cheesecloth.
  2. Preheat oven to 500°. Combine 1/2 cup softened butter, salt, and pepper. Remove giblets and neck from turkey, and pat turkey dry with paper towels. Loosen and lift skin from turkey breast with fingers, without totally detaching skin; rub about one-third of butter mixture underneath skin. Carefully replace skin, and rub remaining butter mixture over outside of turkey. Tie ends of legs together with kitchen string; tuck wingtips under. Place turkey, breast side down, on top of bacon in roasting pan. Lift sides of cheesecloth up and over turkey. Twist ends of cheesecloth together, and secure tightly with string. Trim excess cheesecloth and string.
  3. Stir together wine, next 4 ingredients, and 1 cup broth. Pour into roasting pan.
  4. Bake turkey at 500° for 30 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, heat 1 cup butter and 1/2 cup broth in a saucepan over low heat just until butter is melted. Pour mixture over turkey. Reduce oven temperature to 300º, and bake 2 1/2 hours, basting with pan drippings every 30 minutes.
  6. Remove turkey from oven, and increase oven temperature to 400°. Carefully transfer turkey to a cutting board, using clean dish towels. Remove and discard cheesecloth and bacon. Carefully return turkey, breast side up, to roasting pan.
  7. Bake turkey at 400° for 30 minutes or until skin is golden brown and a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion of thigh registers 170° to 175°. Transfer turkey to a serving platter, reserving pan drippings in roasting pan. Let turkey stand 20 minutes before carving.
  8. Pour pan drippings through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a 4-cup glass measuring cup. Let stand 10 minutes. Remove excess fat from surface of drippings.
  9. Pour 2 cups drippings into a medium saucepan; stir in remaining 1 cup broth. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Combine flour and 2 Tbsp. butter to form a smooth paste. Whisk butter mixture into broth mixture, and cook, whisking constantly, 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with turkey.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3808.32 Kcal (15945 kJ)
Calories from fat 2850.44 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 316.72g 487%
Cholesterol 1033.49mg 344%
Sodium 8045.47mg 335%
Potassium 2888.18mg 61%
Total Carbs 70.95g 24%
Sugars 4.79g 19%
Dietary Fiber 2.05g 8%
Protein 105.07g 210%
Vitamin C 5.5mg 9%
Vitamin A 3.7mg 123%
Iron 10.1mg 56%
Calcium 203.8mg 20%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 174.95 Kcal (732 kJ)
Calories from fat 130.95 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.55g 487%
Cholesterol 47.48mg 344%
Sodium 369.61mg 335%
Potassium 132.68mg 61%
Total Carbs 3.26g 24%
Sugars 0.22g 19%
Dietary Fiber 0.09g 8%
Protein 4.83g 210%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 9%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 123%
Iron 0.5mg 56%
Calcium 9.4mg 20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 102.1
    Points
  • 99
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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