Herb Roasted Turkey with Mushroom Gravy
- 12 pounds turkey
- 4 each thyme sprigs
- 4 each rosemary sprigs
- 1 medium onions quartered
- 1 each lemon peeled
- 1 cup mushrooms
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons potato starch
- 1/2 teaspoon chives dried
- 18 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
- Preheat oven to 325F (160C).
- Remove turkey giblets and neck from body cavities.
- Rinse turkey inside and out; pat dry with paper towels.
- Starting at neck, using your fingers, gently loosen skin over breast.
- Place thyme and rosemary sprigs at even intervals under skin; pat skin back in place.
- Place onion and lemon peel in body cavity.
- Place turkey breast-side up on rack in roasting pan.
- Roast turkey 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
- Let stand 15 minutes before carving.
- Remove skin before eating.
- Meanwhile, to prepare gravy, pour out pan drippings.
- Skim off and discard fat; pour remaining liquid into small saucepan.
- Add mushrooms and 1 cup mushroom liquid, broth, wine, potato starch, chives, salt and pepper; bring to a boil.
turkey, thyme, rosemary sprigs, onions, lemon, mushrooms, chicken broth, potato starch, chives, black pepper
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/herb-roasted-turkey-mushroom-gr-44603 (may not work)