Roast Turkey with Vegetable Stuffing
|
Ingredients
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 medium celery stalks, sliced (1 cup)
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage leaves (or 1 teaspoon dried sage leaves)
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh marjoram leaves (or 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves)
3/4 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon leaves (or 1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon leaves)
1/2 teaspoon salt
7 cups soft bread cubes
2 medium carrots, shredded (1 1/2 cups)
1 medium zucchini, shredded (1 cup)
1 cup chopped fresh mushroom (4 ounces)
1 whole turkey, 12 pounds, thawed
Directions
Heat oven to 325ºF. Melt butter in 10-inch nonstick skillet
over medium heat. Cook celery and onion in butter, stirring
frequently, until onion is tender. Stir in parsley, sage,
marjoram, tarragon and salt. Mix bread cubes, carrots, zucchini
and mushrooms in large bowl. Add celery mixture; toss.Fill
wishbone area of turkey with stuffing first. Fasten neck skin
to back with skewer. Fold wings across back with tips touching.
Fill body cavity lightly with stuffing. (Place any remaining
stuffing in small ungreased baking dish; cover and refrigerate.
Place in oven with turkey the last 30 minutes of roasting.)
Tuck drumsticks under band of skin at tail, or tie together
with heavy string, then tie to tail.Place turkey, breast side
up, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer
so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh muscle or thickest
part of breast meat and does not touch bone. Roast uncovered
3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours or until thermometer reads 180°F and juice
of turkey is no longer pink when center of thigh is cut. When
two-thirds done, cut band of skin or string holding legs. Place
a tent of aluminum foil loosely over turkey when it begins to
turn golden brown. Let turkey stand 20 minutes before carving.
Cover and refrigerate any remaining turkey and stuffing separately.
Back
|
|