Roast Turkey with Cider Sage Gravy Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 (3-inch) piece celery
2 fresh flat-leaf parsley sprigs
2 fresh thyme sprigs
2 fresh marjoram sprigs
2 large fresh sage leaves
1 turkish or 1/2 california bay leaf
1 (12- to 14 lb) turkey (preferably kosher), any feathers and quills removed with tweezers or needlenose pliers, and neck and giblets (excluding liver) reserved for making stock
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 onion, peeled and stuck with 2 whole cloves
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened , plus additional if necessary for basting
1 cup hard cider
about 4 cupsturkey stock
1 lb onions, finely chopped (2 cups)
3 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tbsp finely chopped fresh sage or 3/4 tsp dried
1/3 cup all-purpose flour

Directions:

Cook turkey: Put oven rack in lowest position and preheat oven to 425°F.
Tie celery, parsley, thyme, marjoram, sage, and bay leaf into a bundle with kitchen string to make a bouquet garni.
Rinse turkey inside and out and pat dry. Rub turkey inside and out with salt and pepper, then put onion and bouquet garni in large cavity. Working from large cavity end, run your fingers between skin and flesh of breast to loosen skin without tearing. Put 1 tablespoon butter under skin of each side of breast and massage skin from outside to spread butter evenly. Tie drumsticks together with kitchen string and fold wings under body. Put turkey on rack in a large flameproof roasting pan and, if using remote thermometer, insert it into thickest part of a thigh (do not touch bone).
Brush remaining 2 tablespoons butter over turkey, then roast 30 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Baste turkey with pan drippings or butter, then continue to roast, basting every 30 minutes, until a thigh registers 165°F on thermometer, 2 to 2 1/2 hours more.
Carefully tilt turkey so any juices from inside cavity run into roasting pan, then transfer turkey to a serving platter and discard onion and bouquet garni from cavity. Let turkey stand 30 to 40 minutes (thigh temperature will rise to 175°F).
Make gravy while turkey stands: Remove rack from roasting pan and pour pan juices through a sieve into a 1-quart glass measure. Straddle roasting pan across two burners, then add cider and deglaze pan by boiling over high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits, until reduced to about 1/2 cup, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour cider through sieve into glass measure with pan juices, then skim fat, reserving 1/4 cup of it. (Reserve 6 tablespoons total if using turkey fat for wild rice stuffing; recipe follows.) Add enough turkey stock to drippings to total 4 cups.
Cook chopped onions in butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add sage and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add turkey stock mixture and any turkey juices accumulated on platter and bring to a boil. Stir together flour and reserved 1/4 cup fat in a small bowl, then whisk into gravy. Reduce heat and simmer gravy, uncovered, whisking occasionally, 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Serve turkey with gravy on the side.
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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	1315.07 Kcal (5506 kJ)
Calories from fat	571.67 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	63.52g	98%
Cholesterol	613.36mg	204%
Sodium	1774.11mg	74%
Potassium	1941.53mg	41%
Total Carbs	11.16g	4%
Sugars	2.99g	12%
Dietary Fiber	1.91g	8%
Protein	176.16g	352%
Vitamin C	5.6mg	9%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	7%
Iron	8.1mg	45%
Calcium	120.7mg	12%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	141.46 Kcal (592 kJ)
Calories from fat	61.49 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	6.83g	98%
Cholesterol	65.98mg	204%
Sodium	190.83mg	74%
Potassium	208.84mg	41%
Total Carbs	1.2g	4%
Sugars	0.32g	12%
Dietary Fiber	0.21g	8%
Protein	18.95g	352%
Vitamin C	0.6mg	9%
Iron	0.9mg	45%
Calcium	13mg	12%

* 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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