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Thanksgiving: Mahogany Roast Turkey

Source of Recipe


From "Family Circle Annual Recipes 2008"



List of Ingredients



• -- Turkey --
  
• 1 (16-pound) turkey
  
• ½ tsp salt
  
• ½ tsp black pepper
  
• 1 onion, chopped
  
• 2 carrots, peeled and halved crosswise
  
• 2 celery ribs, halved crosswise
  
• ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
  
• ¼ cup maple syrup
  
• ¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter, melted
  
• .
  
• -- Gravy --
  
• 4 cups chicken broth
  
• ½ cup white wine
  
• 6 Tbsp flour
  






Instructions



1. Heat oven to 450° F.
   Season turkey cavity with salt and pepper. Stuff with onion, carrots, and celery. Tie up legs or tuck them into flap of skin. Place turkey in a large deep roasting pan; roast at 450° for 30 minutes.
   
   
2. Whisk soy, maple syrup and butter in a bowl.
   Reduce oven temperature to 350° F. Roast turkey at 350° for 1½ hours, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh registers 180° F, basting every 15 minutes with soy sauce mixture. Remove from oven; tent with foil.
   
   
3. Prepare gravy:
   Scrape pan drippings into a fat separator. Pour de-fatted liquid into a medium-size saucepan. Add chicken broth and wine. Whisk in flour and cook for 5 minutes, or until thickened.
   
   Makes 14 servings.