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Christmas: Roasted Turkey

Source of Recipe


From "An Old-Fashioned Christmas" by Ellen Stimson



List of Ingredients



• One 14- to 16-pound fresh young turkey
  
• 1 red apple, sliced
  
• ½ onion, sliced
  
• 1 cinnamon stick
  
• 1 cup white wine
  
• 4 sprigs rosemary
  
• 6 leaves sage
  
• Canola oil
  
• Steak seasoning
  






Instructions



1. Preheat the oven to 500°F. Place the bird on roasting rack inside a half sheet pan and pat dry with paper towels.
   
   
2. Mix the apple, onion, cinnamon stick, and wine in a microwave-safe dish and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Add this to the turkey's cavity, along with the rosemary and sage. Tuck the wings underneath the bird and coat the skin liberally with canola oil and steak seasoning.
   
   
3. Roast the turkey on lowest level of the oven for 30 minutes. Insert a probe thermometer into thickest part of the breast and lower oven temperature to 350°F. A 14 to 16-pound bird probably needs about 2 to 2½ hours of roasting. It is cooked when it reaches 161°F, but I take mine out at around 155°F, because it will keep cooking on the counter for a few minutes.
   
   Let the turkey rest, loosely covered with foil or a large mixing bowl, for at least 15 minutes before carving.