Turkey With Herbes De Provence And Citrus
- 1 14-15 lb turkey, neck and giblets preserved
- 1 orange, cut into wedges
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- 1 onion cut into wedges
- 6 fresh rosemary sorigs
- 6 fresh sage sprigs
- 6 fresh oregano sprigs
- 7 tbl unsalted butter
- 2 tbl herbes de provence
- 1 tbl olive oil
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 6 cups chicken broth-approximately
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- position rack to lowest 1/3 of oven
- rinse turkey and pat dry
- place on rack in large roaster
- put turkey on rack
- place orange, lemon, onion and 2 sprigs of each fresh herb into the cavity
- tie the legs
- in a small saucepan, stir 2 tbl butter, the herbes of provence, oil and 1 1/2 tsp of the salt and pepper over medium heat just until the butter melts.
- rub this mixture all over the turkey and between the skin and the breast meat.
- place turkey neck and giblets in roasting pan
- cover the breast with foil roast at 400 20 minutes
- pour 3 cups of broth into pan, stir to scrape up any brown bits from pan bottom
- add remaining sprigs of herbs to pan
- roast 40 minutes, reduce temp to 350
- remove foil from turkey, popur 1 cup broth into pan
- roast until meat at thickest part of thigh reads 165-175 or until juice runs clear, basting occasionally with pan juices-about 1 1/2 hours more
- remove from pan, tent with foil
- let rest 30 minutes
turkey, orange, lemon, onion, rosemary sorigs, sage, oregano sprigs, butter, olive oil, salt, ground black pepper, chicken broth, flour
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/turkey-with-herbes-de-provence-and-citrus-1263371 (may not work)