Farmhouse Roast Turkey with Rosemary Gravy

Health score
29%
Farmhouse Roast Turkey with Rosemary Gravy
45 min.
12
537kcal

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Ingredients

  • 0.8 teaspoon pepper black divided
  • tablespoons butter melted
  • cup celery coarsely chopped
  • tablespoons cornstarch 
  • 0.3 cup flour all-purpose
  • tablespoons rosemary fresh divided chopped
  • cups onion coarsely chopped
  • 1.8 teaspoons salt divided
  • 12 pound turkey fresh thawed
  • cups turkey stock homemade divided
  • 0.3 cup water 

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • oven
  • whisk
  • roasting pan
  • kitchen thermometer
  • aluminum foil
  • ziploc bags
  • measuring cup
  • kitchen twine

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 32
  2. Remove neck, heart, gizzard, and liver from turkey. Reserve neck, heart, and gizzard for Homemade Turkey Stock; discard liver. Rinse turkey thoroughly with cold water; pat dry. Trim excess fat.
  3. Combine onion, celery, 1 tablespoon rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Stuff body cavity with onion mixture. Tie ends of legs with twine. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under bird.
  4. Place a roasting rack coated with cooking spray in a roasting pan.
  5. Place turkey, breast side up, on rack.
  6. Brush with butter; sprinkle evenly with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
  7. Pour 1 cup Homemade Turkey Stock in bottom of pan. Insert a meat thermometer into meaty part of thigh, making sure not to touch bone. Cover turkey breast tightly with foil.
  8. Bake at 325 for 2 hours, basting with 1/3 cup Homemade Turkey Stock every 30 minutes (1 1/3 cups total).
  9. Remove foil; bake an additional 1 1/2 hours or until thermometer registers 180, basting with 1/3 cup Homemade Turkey Stock every 30 minutes (2/3 cup total).
  10. Remove turkey from oven; let stand 30 minutes. Discard skin.
  11. Place a zip-top plastic bag inside a 2-cup glass measure.
  12. Pour pan drippings into bag; let stand 10 minutes (fat will rise to the top). Seal bag, and snip off 1 bottom corner of bag.
  13. Drain pan drippings into a measuring cup, stopping before the fat layer reaches the opening. Reserve 2 tablespoons fat, and discard remaining fat.
  14. Combine the pan drippings with 2 cups Homemade Turkey Stock.
  15. Heat 2 tablespoons reserved fat in bottom of roasting pan over medium heat.
  16. Add flour, stirring with a whisk. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in the pan drippings mixture.
  17. Combine water and cornstarch, stirring with a whisk.
  18. Add the cornstarch mixture to pan, stirring with a whisk. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
  19. Add 1 tablespoon rosemary. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or until sauce thickens. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
  20. Serve gravy with turkey.

Nutrition Facts

Calories537kcal
Protein55.6%
Fat36.6%
Carbs7.8%

Properties

Glycemic Index
18
Glycemic Load
2.52
Inflammation Score
-6
Nutrition Score
29.593478451604%

Flavonoids

Naringenin
0.08mg
Apigenin
0.24mg
Luteolin
0.1mg
Isorhamnetin
1.34mg
Kaempferol
0.19mg
Myricetin
0.01mg
Quercetin
5.45mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:536.62kcal
26.83%
Fat:21.34g
32.83%
Saturated Fat:6.25g
39.08%
Carbohydrates:10.24g
3.41%
Net Carbohydrates:9.47g
3.44%
Sugar:3.01g
3.34%
Cholesterol:239.85mg
79.95%
Sodium:864.15mg
37.57%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:72.93g
145.87%
Vitamin B3:26.4mg
132.01%
Selenium:72.18µg
103.11%
Vitamin B6:2.03mg
101.53%
Vitamin B12:3.93µg
65.55%
Phosphorus:630.62mg
63.06%
Vitamin B2:0.71mg
41.78%
Zinc:5.96mg
39.73%
Vitamin B5:2.69mg
26.88%
Potassium:893.99mg
25.54%
Magnesium:89.47mg
22.37%
Iron:3.25mg
18.08%
Copper:0.32mg
16.2%
Vitamin B1:0.23mg
15.38%
Folate:42.38µg
10.59%
Vitamin D:0.97µg
6.44%
Manganese:0.13mg
6.31%
Vitamin A:290.37IU
5.81%
Calcium:50.96mg
5.1%
Fiber:0.77g
3.09%
Vitamin C:2.5mg
3.04%
Vitamin K:3.15µg
3%
Vitamin E:0.41mg
2.7%
Source:My Recipes