Roasted Turkey with Carrots and Shallots
- 1 turkey breast on the bone (5 to 6 pounds)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 bunch fresh sage leaves
- 8 shallots, cut in half
- 1 pound baby carrots
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cut along 1 side of the breastbone, and then down along the ribs; gently pull and cut the meat away from the bone to cut the breast off the carcass.
- Do the same to remove the other breast.
- Season the turkey breasts on both sides with a generous amount of salt and pepper.
- Put a large roasting pan on the stove over medium heat and get it good and hot.
- Drizzle the pan with a 3-count of oil.
- Add a few sage leaves and stir to flavor the oil.
- Lay the breasts in the hot oil, skin-side down and cook for about 5 minutes until the skin begins to set and crisp.
- Flip the breasts over and push them off to 1 side.
- Add the shallots, carrots, and handful of sage leaves to the pan and stir to coat with the oil.
- Sprinkle the vegetables with salt and pepper.
- Stick the pan in the hot oven and roast for about 30 minutes until the internal temperature of the turkey reaches 160 degrees F on an instant read thermometer, and the shallots and carrots are tender and browned.
- Remove the turkey and the vegetables to a serving platter and set aside.
- Now work on the gravy: Put the roasting pan over 2 burners, over medium heat.
- Stir in the flour with a wooden spoon.
- Then gradually stir in the stock, scraping the bottom of the pan to pick up all of the browned bits.
- Give the gravy a squeeze of lemon and season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
- Slice the turkey and serve with the gravy.
turkey, salt, extravirgin olive oil, sage, shallots, carrots, allpurpose, chicken stock, lemon
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/roasted-turkey-with-carrots-and-shallots-recipe.html (may not work)