Maple Roast Turkey and Gravy Recipe

Ingredients:

2 Tbsps of brandy
1 Laurel leaf
1 tsp of thyme (fresh); minced
3 tsps of flour
2 c chicken broth
1 c of carrots; cut into chunks
1 c of celerey; diced
2 c of onion; diced
1 whole turkey (14 lbs); reserve neck and giblets
Salt
Pepper
3/4 c of butter
2 1/2 tsps of lemon rind
2 Tbsps of thyme (fresh); minced
2 Tbsps of marjoram (fresh); minced
1/3 c maple syrup
2 c of cider (apple)

Instructions:

Mix the cider with the maple syrup. Bring this to boil. Season it with pepper and salt. Take out from heat then add your herbs and lemon rind.

Add your butter then blend until it is melted. Place inside a container and set it aside.

Preset oven (350 degrees F). Clean turkey then set on a baking tray. Lift off skin and rub the cider maple syrup inside the skins of your turkey.

Afterwards, rub the cider mixture on all sides of your turkey. Pop inside the oven for thirty minutes. Cover your turkey using alum foil and return inside the oven and cook for three hours more.

When turkey is baked, transfer this onto a serving platter. Strain the left over pan drippings. Return this to your baking tray. Add chicken broth. Cook on low heat.

Add flour in order to thicken mixture. Combine the remainder of your cider mix. Place herbs. Season using pepper and salt. Put one laurel leaf. Cook ’till it is thick.

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