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Rapid Roast Turkey With Cream Gravy

Type: Poultry, Turkey
Serves: 18 people

Recipe Ingredients

16 lbs 7264g / 256ozTurkey
1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozButter - melted
2   Garlic - minced
  Cream gravy----
  Turkey backbone - wing tips
  And giblets
1   Onion - quartered
1   Carrot - coarsely chopped
1   Bay leaf
1 section  Parsley
1 teaspoon 5mlDried thyme
6 tablespoons 90mlButter
6 tablespoons 90mlFlour
2 cups 474mlWhipping cream
2 teaspoons 10mlSalt
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlGround white pepper
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlGround nutmeg

Recipe Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400F. Place turkey, breast side down, on a cutting surface. Using poultry shears or sturdy kitchen scissors, remove backbone from turkey by cutting along each side of backbone. Cut off wing tips. Reserve backbone, wing tips, and giblets for Cream Gravy.

2. Place turkey in roasting pan. Push legs down slightly so that they are flat in pan. Stir butter and garlic together in a small bowl; pour over turkey.

3. Roast turkey 15 minutes; reduce heat to 375 degrees F and roast until 170 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer and exterior of bird is a rich dark brown and juices run clear when joint is moved (about 2 hours and 20 minutes). After first hour baste turkey with pan juices from roasting pan. While turkey is roasting begin gravy.

4. Place roast turkey on carving board. Loosely cover with aluminum foil and let rest for 15 to 20 minutes before carving to maintain moisture of turkey and make it easier to carve. Strain pan juices into turkey broth (see below).

5. Carve turkey and serve piping hot with Cream Gravy.

Cream Gravy: In a large saucepan place backbone, wing tips, and giblets, onion, carrot, bay leaf, parsley, and thyme, and cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and strain turkey broth into a mixing bowl. Discard turkey pieces. Stir in strained pan juices from roasted turkey. In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Whisk in flour, mixing until well combined and cooked (about 2 minutes). Add reserved turkey broth mixture and whisk until smooth. Cook over medium heat until reduced slightly (10 minutes). Whisk in whipping cream and cook another 10 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.

Makes about 6 cups.

Recipe By: the California Culinary Academy

Source:
Emeril Lagasse

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