Turkey is the main dish on the festive table in Europe and America. The turkey is spicy, juicy and tasty.
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You will need
- - whole turkey with offal 4.5 kg;
- - butter 200 g;
- - flour 4 tbsp. spoons;
- - onion 1 pc.;
- - celery 2 pcs.;
- - carrots 1 pc.;
- - Bay leaf;
- - black pepper 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- - parsley;
- Aromatic additives:
- - lemon 1 pc.;
- - onion 1 pc.;
- - thyme 10 branches;
- - rosemary 3 branches;
- - sage 2 branches;
- - parsley 10 branches;
- - Bay leaf;
- - leek 1 pc.
Instruction manual
1
Remove the offal from the turkey, set them aside. Cut off the neck and tips of the wings. Wash the carcass thoroughly and pat dry with a paper towel. Rub with salt and pepper inside and out.
2
Pour the trimmed parts with water, add 1 onion, celery, carrots, parsley and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, remove the foam. Cook for 40 minutes. Strain the broth and set it aside.
3
Finely chop flavors, mix. Start the turkey from the side of the neck, pin it with knitting needles. Tie up your feet with culinary thread. Mash a little oil with flour, rub this mixture into the skin of the bird.
4
Put the turkey in a baking dish, bake for 40 minutes at a temperature of 250 degrees. Melt the remaining oil, pour turkey on it, bake for another 50 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees. Water the turkey with the excreted juice every 15 minutes.
5
Put the turkey in the baking pan. Add 1 chopped onion, pour in the broth, cook for 10 minutes. Pour the gravy into a saucepan, add offal, leek and cook for 15 minutes. Serve the turkey on the table, in a separate bowl to it gravy from the giblets.