Roast Turkey with Black-Truffle Butter and White-Wine Gravy

Vegetarian
Health score
4%
Roast Turkey with Black-Truffle Butter and White-Wine Gravy
300 min.
8
474kcal

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Elevate your holiday feast with this exquisite Roast Turkey infused with the luxurious essence of black-truffle butter and paired with a rich white-wine gravy. Perfect for serving eight guests, this dish promises to be the showstopper of your lunch or dinner table, making any gathering truly special.

Imagine the delight of your family and friends as the mouthwatering aroma of a perfectly roasted turkey fills the air. The secret to this spectacular dish lies in the indulgent truffle butter that seeps into the meat, ensuring each bite is not only tender but brimming with flavor. The delicate notes of white wine in the gravy provide a sophisticated balance, enhancing the turkey's taste while creating a sauce you'll want to drench everything in!

Though this recipe does take some time—around 300 minutes from start to finish—each moment is worth the effort. With a combination of simple yet elegant techniques, you’ll learn how to masterfully prepare and roast a turkey that will be remembered long after the last plate is cleared. Perfect for a festive dinner or a family gathering, this Roast Turkey with Black-Truffle Butter and White-Wine Gravy is sure to impress and satisfy every palate at your table!

Ingredients

  • ounces butter divided softened
  • cups wine dry white
  • tablespoons flour all-purpose
  • 0.5 cup shallots finely chopped
  • 12 pound turkey stock for turkey stock at room temperature (excluding liver)
  • cups water divided

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • whisk
  • sieve
  • plastic wrap
  • roasting pan
  • kitchen thermometer
  • measuring cup

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in lower third.
  2. Rinse turkey inside and out and pat dry. Working from large cavity end, gently run your fingers between skin and meat to loosen skin, being careful not to tear skin. Push two thirds of truffle butter (4 ounces) under skin, including thighs and drumsticks, and massage skin from outside to spread butter evenly.
  3. Mix 2 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper in a small bowl and sprinkle it evenly in turkey cavities and all over skin. Fold neck skin under body, then tuck wing tips under breast and tie drumsticks together with string.
  4. Put turkey on rack in roasting pan and pour in 2 cups water. Roast, rotating pan 180 degrees after 1 hour of roasting and adding remaining cup water, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into fleshy part of each thigh (test both; close to but not touching bone) registers 170°F, 1 3/4 to 2 hours total.
  5. Carefully tilt turkey so juices from inside large cavity run into pan.
  6. Transfer turkey to a platter and let stand, uncovered, 30 minutes (temperature of thigh meat will rise to 175 to 180°F). Discard string.
  7. Strain pan juices through a fine-mesh sieve into 2-quart measuring cup and skim off fat (or use a fat separator), reserving fat. Straddle roasting pan across 2 burners and cook shallots in 1/4 cup reserved fat over medium heat, stirring, until golden, about 2 minutes.
  8. Add wine and boil, stirring and scraping up brown bits, until mixture is reduced to about 1 cup, 5 to 8 minutes.
  9. Add enough turkey stock to reserved pan juices to bring total to 4 cups, then add to wine mixture and bring to a boil. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a 2-to 3-quarts heavy saucepan, pressing on and then discarding solids, and bring to a boil.
  10. Mix flour with remaining 2 ounces truffle butter to make a paste, then add to boiling sauce, whisking until thickened. Simmer, whisking occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
  11. Serve turkey with gravy.
  12. •Butter can be put under skin 1 day ahead; chill turkey, covered with plastic wrap.
  13. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before roasting.•Flour paste (with truffle butter) can be made 1 day ahead and chilled.

Nutrition Facts

Calories474kcal
Protein17%
Fat53.47%
Carbs29.53%

Properties

Glycemic Index
21.25
Glycemic Load
3.43
Inflammation Score
-6
Nutrition Score
13.188695741736%

Flavonoids

Malvidin
0.04mg
Catechin
0.46mg
Epicatechin
0.33mg
Hesperetin
0.24mg
Naringenin
0.23mg
Kaempferol
0.01mg
Myricetin
0.01mg
Quercetin
0.02mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:474.3kcal
23.71%
Fat:25.47g
39.18%
Saturated Fat:13.12g
82.02%
Carbohydrates:31.65g
10.55%
Net Carbohydrates:31.05g
11.29%
Sugar:12.52g
13.91%
Cholesterol:66.13mg
22.04%
Sodium:1118.98mg
48.65%
Alcohol:6.18g
100%
Alcohol %:0.9%
100%
Protein:18.22g
36.44%
Vitamin B3:11.13mg
55.65%
Vitamin B2:0.62mg
36.51%
Vitamin B6:0.5mg
24.94%
Selenium:17.01µg
24.3%
Potassium:816.51mg
23.33%
Phosphorus:213.54mg
21.35%
Copper:0.4mg
20.19%
Vitamin B1:0.29mg
19.19%
Folate:48.86µg
12.22%
Iron:1.99mg
11.06%
Vitamin A:552.34IU
11.05%
Magnesium:38.66mg
9.67%
Zinc:1.14mg
7.63%
Manganese:0.15mg
7.27%
Vitamin E:0.71mg
4.71%
Calcium:39.75mg
3.98%
Vitamin C:2.54mg
3.08%
Vitamin K:3.22µg
3.07%
Fiber:0.6g
2.4%
Vitamin B5:0.11mg
1.14%
Source:Epicurious