Ingredients
- For roasted Whole Turkey:
- 1 twenty- to twenty-one-pound fresh whole turkey, giblets discarded and neck removed from cavity and reserved. Note: Brine turkey over night with water, kosher salt (be generous) black peppercorns, bay leaf
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter (3 sticks), melted, plus 4 tablespoons at room temperature
- 1 bottle dry white wine
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- Mom's Stuffing:
- 2 bunches sliced green onions
- 6 stalks of celery, finely chopped
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 3 small packages of white mushrooms, finely chopped in food processor (you can use any type/mix of mushrooms)
- 4 bags Colombo brand French bread croutons (homemade French bread croutons are great too of course!)
- Fresh thyme, rosemary, parsley and sage, chopped fine
- spice Island poultry seasoning (or use the little packets of seasoning that comes with bagged croutons)
- ground pork and chicken and homemade stock (below)
- kosher salt, freshly cracked black and white pepper to taste
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- ground pork and chicken and homemade stock:
- 4 whole chicken breasts, with bone & skin
- 4 pork loin chops, bone in center cut
- Reserved turkey neck
- 1 onion, quartered
- 2 stalks of celery
- Bouquet garni: whole allspice, parsley with stems, thyme, bay leaves and black, pink and white peppercorns (put all these things together in cheesecloth, making a big baggie, twist and secure with butcherâs twine)
- kosher salt
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- Gravy: please see directions below
Description
This Is The One (and Only) Roasted Turkey Recipe I Have Used Ever Since My First Time Roasting A Turkey. The Technique With The Cheesecloth Produces A Moist, Flavorful Turkey With Crispy, Mahogany Colored Skin. The Stuffing Is Adapted From My Mother's Rec
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