Dinner: Roast Turkey with Savory Cranberry Sauce From the Titanic

Recipe by /contributors/rick-archbold By the turn of the century, the North American turkey had become familiar British fare, replacing the traditional goose at many an English Christmas table. Here it is presented in classic American style with bread st

Ingredients

1 10 lb turkey
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon crumbled sage leaves
1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper

Instructions

In skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in onions, celery, sage, thyme, marjoram, salt and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until browned. Stir in sherry; bring to boil. Boil for 5 minutes or until liquid is almost completely evaporated. Cool slightly. Gently stir in bread and parsley; drizzle over chicken stock, stirring to combine. Reserve.
Remove giblets and neck from the turkey cavity; reserve for gravy. Rinse turkey inside and out with running water. Pat dry. Stir together butter, sage, salt and pepper; rub over turkey, inside and out. Loosely pack stuffing into neck and body cavities, fold over and skewer neck flap closed over stuffing. Tie legs together. Bend wing tips underneath bird.
Place turkey, breast side up, on rack in roasting pan. Tent with foil and roast in 325 °F oven for about 1 1/2 hours, basting with pan juices every 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue to roast or 1 3/4 hours, basting every half hour, or until instant-read meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh reads 185 °F. Let rest for 2 minutes before carving.

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