Port-Basted Roast Turkey with Gravy Recipe

Port-Basted Roast Turkey with Gravy Recipe

Ingredients:

3 Tbsps of flour
1 pc of carrot; cut into chunks
1 pc of onion ; cut into chunks
1 c of water
1/2 c of port (Tawny)
1.5 c of chicken stock
1/2 stick of butter; softened
1 whole turkey (14 lbs); neck and giblets reserved
1 pc of apple; pared, cored & chopped

Instructions:

Clean turkey. Rub your turkey w/ butter on all sides including inside the skins pockes. Season with pepper and salt. Cover with cheese cloth.

Set on a baking tray and pop in the oven for one hour. Using a separate pan, heat chicken broth and port together ’till it is boiling. Add butter.

After one hour, include the apples and veggies in the roasting dish. Coat turkey using chicken broth mixture. Baste wih pan drippings as well.

Continue to cook turkey for two more hours. When your turkey is cooked, transfer it to serving platter. Heat roasting dish over low fire. Add flour to thicken sauce. Boil it until the sauce is thick.

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