Porcini-Rubbed Turkey with Shiitake-Madeira Gravy
- 1/2 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
- 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 14-pound turkey; neck, heart, and gizzard reserved for stock
- 4 cups low-salt chicken broth
- 1 large onion, cut into 8 pieces
- 4 medium carrots, coarsely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 6 cups Turkey Stock
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 pound fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, caps sliced
- 1/2 cup Madeira
- Grind dried porcini in processor until almost reduced to powder, with some larger bits remaining, about 4 minutes.
- Transfer to sieve.
- Shake powdered porcini into bowl; mix in 2 tablespoons butter.
- Reserve larger bits in sieve.
- Rinse turkey inside and out; pat dry with paper towels.
- Place turkey on small rack set in large roasting pan.
- Rub porcini butter over outside of turkey; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Bring porcini bits and chicken broth to boil in small saucepan.
- Remove from heat; reserve for basting.
- (Turkey and porcini broth can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover separately; chill.)
- Set rack at lowest position in oven and preheat to 325F.
- If stuffing turkey, spoon stuffing loosely into main cavity and neck cavity.
- Tuck wing tips under; tie legs together loosely.
- Roast turkey 1 hour 15 minutes, covering loosely with foil if browning quickly.
- Toss onion, carrots, garlic, and oil in bowl to coat; scatter in pan around turkey.
- Baste with 1 cup porcini broth.
- Continue to roast turkey until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175F, basting with 3/4 cup porcini broth and pan juices every 45 minutes, about 2 hours 30 minutes for unstuffed and 3 hours for stuffed.
- Transfer turkey to platter; let stand 30 minutes (internal temperature will increase 5 to 10 degrees).
- Place roasting pan over 2 burners.
- Add turkey stock and any remaining porcini broth and bring to boil, scraping up browned bits.
- Strain turkey broth into heavy large saucepan; spoon off fat.
- Mix 4 tablespoons butter and flour in bowl to form paste.
- Melt 3 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium heat.
- Add mushrooms.
- Cover; cook until mushrooms release liquids, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes.
- Add Madeira; boil until wine evaporates, about 2 minutes.
- Add mushroom mixture to turkey broth; bring to boil.
- Whisk in flour paste.
- Reduce heat to medium; simmer until gravy thickens, whisking occasionally, about 5 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve turkey with gravy.
porcini mushrooms, unsalted butter, turkey, lowsalt, onion, carrots, garlic, vegetable oil, turkey stock, unsalted butter, flour, shiitake mushrooms, madeira
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/porcini-rubbed-turkey-with-shiitake-madeira-gravy-107286 (may not work)