Post by Suluby on Feb 26, 2012 13:09:13 GMT -5
This is a really good main dish for holidays!
Apple Turkey
1 Granny Smith apple, quartered
2 medium onions, quartered
1 ounce fresh parsley sprigs
2/3 cup of Apple Butter
2 tablespoons Dijon Mustard
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 1/4 teaspoon salt - divided
1 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper - divided
1 can (10 1/2 oz.) chicken broth
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
4 cups apple cider, divided
2 - 3 tablespoons arrowroot powder
1/4 cup milk
1 large carrot
2 stalks celery, very roughly chopped
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Pre-heat oven to 350o.
Remove giblets and neck from the cavity.
Starting at the neck, loosen the skin from the breast and the drumsticks (try to reach down to the thigh and to the opening of the cavity), being careful not to tear through it.
Combine the apple butter, sugar, nutmeg, & mustard, mixing well. Spread under the skin as thickly as possible.
Sprinkle the bird with the salt & both peppers.
Stuff the cavity with the onion, the apple and the parsley.
Pour the broth & 2 cups of cider into the roasting pan. **(I've used all cider & it's just as good)
Place turkey on rack BREAST SIDE DOWN and roast - tented with foil - for approximately 2/3 of the recommended total cooking time.
Turn the turkey breast side up & continue roasting with the foil tent.
For the last 30 - 45 minutes, remove the tent & let the skin brown.
Let the turkey sit for 30 - 45 minutes before carving.
Cider Gravy
Boil giblets & neck, 1 large carrot, 2 stalks of celery & onion in 2 cups cider (you may need more, to cover the meat & veggies) until veggies are soft & meat is well-cooked.
When everything is cool enough to touch, shred all the meat off the neck bones.
Place everything in a processor or a blender (you may need to do this in small batches) and puree finely. Return everything to saucepan, mix in drippings & add the milk. Thicken with arrowroot.
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Cooking the turkey upside down ensures that the white meat will be very moist!
When I platter the carved turkey, I add the quartered onion and apple from the cavity.
Apple Turkey
1 Granny Smith apple, quartered
2 medium onions, quartered
1 ounce fresh parsley sprigs
2/3 cup of Apple Butter
2 tablespoons Dijon Mustard
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 1/4 teaspoon salt - divided
1 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper - divided
1 can (10 1/2 oz.) chicken broth
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
4 cups apple cider, divided
2 - 3 tablespoons arrowroot powder
1/4 cup milk
1 large carrot
2 stalks celery, very roughly chopped
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pre-heat oven to 350o.
Remove giblets and neck from the cavity.
Starting at the neck, loosen the skin from the breast and the drumsticks (try to reach down to the thigh and to the opening of the cavity), being careful not to tear through it.
Combine the apple butter, sugar, nutmeg, & mustard, mixing well. Spread under the skin as thickly as possible.
Sprinkle the bird with the salt & both peppers.
Stuff the cavity with the onion, the apple and the parsley.
Pour the broth & 2 cups of cider into the roasting pan. **(I've used all cider & it's just as good)
Place turkey on rack BREAST SIDE DOWN and roast - tented with foil - for approximately 2/3 of the recommended total cooking time.
Turn the turkey breast side up & continue roasting with the foil tent.
For the last 30 - 45 minutes, remove the tent & let the skin brown.
Let the turkey sit for 30 - 45 minutes before carving.
Cider Gravy
Boil giblets & neck, 1 large carrot, 2 stalks of celery & onion in 2 cups cider (you may need more, to cover the meat & veggies) until veggies are soft & meat is well-cooked.
When everything is cool enough to touch, shred all the meat off the neck bones.
Place everything in a processor or a blender (you may need to do this in small batches) and puree finely. Return everything to saucepan, mix in drippings & add the milk. Thicken with arrowroot.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cooking the turkey upside down ensures that the white meat will be very moist!
When I platter the carved turkey, I add the quartered onion and apple from the cavity.
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