Roasted Turkey With Balsamic Brown Sugar Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

		Turkey
15 lbs	6810g / 240oz	Turkey - thawed if frozen
1 tablespoon	15ml	Olive oil
4 sections		Fresh rosemary
3		Garlic cloves - (to 4)
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
		Sauce
1 cup	237ml	Balsamic vinegar
1 cup	237ml	Defatted pan drippings
3 tablespoons	45ml	Brown sugar

Recipe Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

Rinse turkey inside and out. Pat dry with paper towels. Place breast-side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Rub the turkey with the oil, a sprig of rosemary and garlic cloves. Place all of the rosemary and garlic inside the bird. Loosely tie the legs together. Place into the middle of the oven.

When the skin is light golden (after about 1 1/2 hours) cover the breast with a tent of foil to prevent overcooking the breast. Check for doneness after the bird has roasted about 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Turkey is done when: thigh muscle is pierced deeply (juices run clear) -- 180 to 185 degrees or breast muscle reaches 170 to 175 degrees.

Remove turkey from oven. Let it stand about 20 minutes to allow juices to settle in the meat. Deglaze the pan by adding 1/2 cup water; stir to scrape up browned bits. Pour pan drippings into a gravy separator. Reserve 1 cup of defatted pan drippings for sauce.

For the Sauce: Combine the vinegar, defatted pan drippings and brown sugar in a pan or microwaveable dish. Warm the sauce until the flavor is just released -- 15 seconds in microwave oven, or over low heat on stove until steam "escapes." (Do NOT boil). Carve the turkey; drizzle with a spoonful of the warmed sauce.

Yield: 10 servings (with leftovers).

Source:
Mayo Clinic's Virtual Cookbook at http://www.mayohealth.org

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