Orange- And Mustard-Basted Turkey With Cider-Mustard Gravy

Recipe Ingredients

		Turkey
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter - (1/4 stick) - room temperature
1 tablespoon	15ml	Dried tarragon
1 tablespoon	15ml	Dried marjoram
1 tablespoon	15ml	Mustard seeds - coarsely crushed
2 teaspoons	10ml	Coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
1		Turkey - (12 to 14 lbs)
1		Orange - quartered (large)
1		Onion - (optional), peeled,
		And quartered
1		Garlic head - (optional),
		Unpeeled, halved horizontally
2		Celery stalks - (optional), cut
		Into 2" lengths
3		Fresh thyme sprigs - (optional)
2		Fresh sage sprigs - (optional)
1 cup	237ml	Orange juice
1 tablespoon	15ml	Dijon mustard
5 cups	1185ml	Low-salt chicken broth - (about)
		Gravy
4 1/2 tablespoons	67ml	Butter
3/4 cup	46g / 1.6oz	Minced onion
3 tablespoons	45ml	All-purpose flour
1 tablespoon	15ml	Gala apple - peeled, cored, (large)
		And cut into 1/4" cubes
1 1/2 cups	355ml	Whole milk
1 cup	237ml	Low-salt chicken broth
3/4 cup	177ml	Apple cider
2 cups	80g / 2.8oz	Bay leaves - torn into pieces (small)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Dijon mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Mustard seeds - coarsely crushed
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Chopped fresh sage
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

For Turkey: Mix first 6 ingredients in small bowl. Rinse turkey inside and out; pat dry. Place on rack set in large roasting pan. Rub inside of main cavity and neck cavity with orange quarters (reserve orange quarters); sprinkle with salt and pepper. Rub herb butter over outside of turkey. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.)

Set rack at lowest position in oven and preheat to 350 degrees. If not stuffing turkey, fill main cavity and neck cavity with orange quarters, onion, garlic, celery, thyme sprigs, and sage sprigs. If stuffing turkey, spoon stuffing loosely into both cavities. Tuck wing tips under; tie legs together loosely to hold shape.

Mix orange juice and Dijon mustard in small bowl; pour into pan around turkey. Place turkey in oven with tail at back. Roast turkey 45 minutes. Add 2 cups broth to pan; baste turkey. Turn pan around. Roast turkey 45 minutes. Add 1 cup broth; baste with pan juices. Turn pan around and cover turkey loosely with foil. Continue to roast until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175 degrees, basting with 1 cup broth and rotating pan every 45 minutes, about 1 hour 45 minutes longer if unstuffed and 2 hours 15 minutes longer if stuffed. Transfer turkey to platter; let stand 30 minutes (internal temperature will increase 5 to 10 degrees).

For Gravy: Strain pan juices into 8-cup measuring cup. Spoon off fat. Melt butter in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion; saute 3 minutes. Add flour and stir until golden, about 5 minutes. Whisk in apple and all remaining ingredients, then pan juices. Bring gravy to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until gravy thickens, whisking occasionally, about 10 minutes. Season gravy with salt and pepper.

Serve turkey with gravy.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, November 2002

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