Roast Turkey with Sherry Wine Vinegar Gravy
- 1 14- to 16-pound turkey
- 1/2 cup Sherry wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- Currant Pecan Stuffing
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 6 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 3 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt broth
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Rinse turkey inside and out.
- Pat dry.
- Transfer to roasting pan.
- Mix vinegar and orange juice in bowl.
- Pour over turkey.
- Spoon 5 1/2 cups stuffing into main cavity and 1 cup stuffing into neck cavity of turkey.
- Close cavities with skewers.
- Place remaining stuffing in casserole; cover.
- Season turkey with salt and pepper.
- Tuck wings under turkey.
- Tie legs together.
- Rub butter all over turkey.
- Cover with foil and roast 1 1/2 hours.
- Remove foil.
- Increase oven temperature to 350F.
- Continue roasting until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175F, basting occasionally with pan juices, about 2 hours 15 minutes later.
- (Bake stuffing in covered casserole alongside turkey for final 20 minutes and while preparing Sherry vinegar gravy.)
- Transfer turkey to platter.
- Tent with foil.
- Pour turkey pan juices into bowl.
- Do not wash roasting pan.
- Degrease juices.
- Pour juices back into roasting pan and place atop stove.
- Bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits.
- Pour into heavy large saucepan.
- Whisk in flour.
- Add stock and boil until slightly thickened, stirring often, about 10 minutes.
- Season with salt.
- Pour gravy into sauceboat.
turkey, sherry wine vinegar, orange juice, currant, unsalted butter, flour, chicken stock
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/roast-turkey-with-sherry-wine-vinegar-gravy-5008 (may not work)