Roast Turkey with Mushroom Sauce Recipe
- 1 (15- to 20-pound) whole turkey, fresh or thawed (reserve giblets and neck for sauce)
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 medium onions
- 10 medium fresh sage leaves
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 sprigs fresh marjoram
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 medium dried bay leaves
- 7 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups coarsely chopped white mushrooms
- 2 cups oyster mushrooms, torn into thin strips
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh tarragon leaves
- Heat oven to 450 degrees F. Remove turkey from the refrigerator and rest at room temperature for 30 to 40 minutes.
- Rub entire bird with olive oil and season inside and out with salt and pepper.
- Peel and quarter one onion.
- Place onion, sage, thyme, marjoram, rosemary, and bay leaves in turkeys cavity.
- Place turkey on an oiled roasting rack, set in a roasting pan, and roast for 30 minutes.
- Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F. Baste turkey every 45 minutes.
- When the internal temperature of the turkeys thigh reaches 160 degrees F, its done.
- (Total roasting time is roughly 12 minutes per pound.)
- While turkey is roasting, start to make the mushroom sauce.
- Combine chicken broth and turkey giblets and neck in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer, skimming occasionally to remove impurities.
- When neck meat is completely tender, about 1 hour, remove from heat and strain through a fine mesh strainer.
- Set broth aside and reserve neck and giblets, if using.
- Remove meat from neck and coarsely chop it with giblets if you want to add them to the finished sauce.
- Transfer turkey to a cutting board and allow it to rest for at least 20 minutes, tented lightly with aluminum foil to keep warm.
- (Leave juices in the roasting pan.)
- Meanwhile, finish the sauce.
- Peel second onion and cut into small dice; reserve.
- Place the roasting pan with the pan drippings on two burners over medium heat.
- Add mushrooms and diced onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until light golden brown, about 10 minutes.
- Sift in flour and cook, stirring constantly, until flour is fully incorporated (the sauce will pull together and start to look slightly glossy).
- Add broth mixture and simmer, stirring frequently, for 20 minutes.
- Add tarragon and season with salt and pepper.
- Carve turkey and serve with gravy.
turkey, olive oil, onions, sage, thyme, marjoram, rosemary, bay leaves, chicken broth, white mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, allpurpose, tarragon
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/roast-turkey-with-mushroom-sauce-10520 (may not work)