Straight Talk Easy Turkey Recipe #WeekdaySupper

We love talking turkey around here. For the longest time, I was hesitant to make a turkey because it seemed so overwhelming. If you are like me, you are looking to simplify your holidays and look for easy and delicious Sunday Supper recipes. This Straight Talk Easy Turkey recipe will wow the family for a special occasion or for a delicious Sunday Sunday. I even enjoy making a turkey and slicing it up for easy #weekdaysupper meals. It really is that simple.

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Straight Talk Easy Turkey #WeekdaySupper

 

Author: Lucinda Scala Quinn

Recipe type: Recipe used with permission from Workman Publishing Company.

Prep time:  10 mins

Cook time:  1 hour 30 mins

Total time:  1 hour 40 mins

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Straight Talk Easy Turkey #WeekdaySupper Author: www.familyfoodierecipes.com Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 1 hour 30 mins Total time: 1 hour 40 mins Serves: 10-12 No brining or babysitting is needed for this recipe—just a good bird, started from room temperature, cooked in a calibrated oven (meaning you know the exact inside temperature—ask at the hardware store for the $4 oven thermometer that hooks onto a rack) for the amount of time needed for your size bird (see below), and finished when an instant-read thermometer reaches 165°F. This turkey can be cooked stuffed with Fig and Pancetta Stuffing or Basic Bread Stuffing. Or it does not have to be stuffed at all.

Ingredients

• One whole turkey, patted dry
• 2 tablespoons coarse salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 6 cups Fig and Pancetta Stuffing or Basic Bread Stuffing (page 220), optional
• If unstuffed
• 1 orange, halved
• 1 lemon, halved
• 1 small yellow onion, quartered
• 1 head garlic, halved
• 6 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 sprigs fresh sage
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 cups chicken broth or water, warmed
• ½ cup milk
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F with the rack in the lower third of the oven. Season the cavity of
2. the turkey with 1 tablespoon of the salt and ½ teaspoon of the pepper. Stuff the cavity with
3. stuffing or the orange, lemon, onion, garlic, and herbs. Tie the legs with twine and transfer the
4. turkey to a rack set inside a roasting pan. Rub the skin with the oil and season with the
5. remaining 1 tablespoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper.
6. Pour 2 cups of the broth into the roasting pan and transfer to the oven. Roast the turkey for
7. minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 350°F. After the first hour of roasting, baste
8. the turkey every 30 minutes. (Tent the turkey with foil if the skin becomes a deep golden brown
9. before the turkey is cooked.) Roast until a meat thermometer inserted into the thigh joint
10. registers 160°F. (If roasting a 12-pound bird, check the temperature after 1½ hours. A
11. -pounder should take 2½ to 3 hours; a 20-pounder 4½ to 5. A stuffed bird will be on the
12. longer side.) Remove the turkey from the oven and transfer to a carving board. Let the turkey
13. rest for at least 20 minutes.
14. Meanwhile, place the roasting pan on the stovetop over medium-high heat. Add the
15. remaining broth to the pan drippings and bring to a simmer. Combine the milk and flour in a jar
16. with a tight-fitting lid and shake vigorously to combine. Whisk the milk mixture into the gravy
17. and simmer, whisking continuously, until the gravy thickens slightly, about 2 minutes.
18. Carve the turkey and serve with gravy.

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• Week One

  Monday – Straight-Talk Turkey from Family Foodie
  Tuesday – HamJam Cheddar Puffs from Renee’s Kitchen Adventures
  Wednesday – Chocolate Hazelnut Orange Potstickers from Grumpy’s Honeybunch
  Thursday – Squash Gnocchi from Dizzy Busy and Hungry
  Friday – Thanksgiving Leftover Pie from Meal Planning Magic

  Week Two

  Monday – Fig and Pancetta Stuffing from My Life Cookbook
  Tuesday – Yorkshire Pudding from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventure
  Wednesday – Buttery Spiced Poached Pears from April GoLightly
  Thursday – Upside-down Apple Tart from Alida’s Kitchen
  Friday – Princely Potatoes from Crazed Mom

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