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Make-Ahead Turkey




Source of Recipe


Essentially Lilly by Lilly Pulitzer


Recipe Introduction


Lilly's trick is to cover the turkey with homemade turkey stock before freezing.
Carve cooked turkey; reserve carcass & skin for turkey stock, if desired.

Cool turkey completely. Layer equal amounts of carved turkey in two 9X13-inch disposable aluminum baking pans. Add enough turkey stock to barely cover turkey and cool stock. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and then wrap with aluminum foil. Freeze for up to 1 month.

The night before serving, defrost turkey overnight in refrigerator. Position racks in center and top third of oven and preheat oven to 35°. To reheat, remove plastic wrap and foil. Pour off about half of turkey stock from each pan (reserve for gravy, if desired). Cover again with foil and bake until stock is steaming and turkey is heated through, about 40 minutes. Serve hot