Perfect Roast Turkey with Protein Sparing Gravy
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I also served my Perfect Roast Turkey with my protein sparing stuffing recipe using my protein sparing bread! Watch for the protein sparing stuffing coming in a few weeks!
Perfect Roast Turkey with Protein Sparing Gravy
Ingredients
PERFECT ROAST TURKEY:
- 1 12-14 pound whole turkey Click HERE
- 4½ teasposons Redmond Real salt divided (use code MARIA15 for 15% off)
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme divided
- 2 sprigs fresh sage
- 1 large yellow onion cut into 6 wedges
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 4 tablespoons butter or duck fat if dairy free
- 1 whole lemon cut into wedges
PROTEIN SPARING GRAVY:
- 2 cups Turkey drippings or 1/2 cup for turkey breast
- 3 cups cold chicken broth divided (or 3/4 cup for a single turkey breast)
- 3 tablespoons Further Food gelatin or 3/4 tablespoon for a single turkey breast
Instructions
- Place an oven rack in the lowest position (with room above to fit the turkey) and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Remove any turkey parts from the cavity and set aside in the fridge or discard.
- Pat the turkey dry on the inside and out with paper towels.
- Season the cavity with 1 teaspoon salt and stuff the cavity with 2 sprigs of thyme, sage, half of the onion wedges and garlic.
- In a small saucepot, place the the butter, lemon zest, lemon juice and thyme. Heat until butter is just melted. Brush the turkey with the melted butter mixture.
- Season the outside of the turkey well with 4 teaspoons salt.
- Place the remaining onion wedges in the bottom of a roasting pan. Place the roasting rack in the pan, making sure it is level.
- Place the turkey to the rack, tuck the wings back under the body and tie the legs together with kitchen twine.
- Roast for 2 hours and 30 minutes, basting with pan drippings every 30 minutes if desired.
- Cook until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of a thigh measures 165 degrees F, about 2 1/2 hours.
- Allow to rest for 30 minutes before carving.
- Meanwhile make the gravy.
- To make the gravy, remove the turkey from the roasting pan (or slow cooker for a turkey breast), pour the contents through the fine mesh sieve over a bowl, so that the drippings end up in the bowl. Discard the solids.
- In a small bowl, place the 1 cup cold broth Sprinkle the gelatin powder over the broth. Set aside to dissolve.
- Place the Turkey drippings and rest of the broth in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer for about 20 minutes, until the gravy has reduced by half.
- Add the dissolved gelatin mixture into the pan, whisking often, until dissolved.
- Allow the gravy to cool from hot to lukewarm - it will thicken as it cools. It may form a film on top, but just whisk it and it will go away. It will gel and be too thick if it gets completely cold - just reheat it to make it pourable again.
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Wow, that was fast, thanks for all you do for us! You are such an amazing cook, I hesitate to even ask this but was wondering if you have ever tried sauteing mushrooms, blending them til very smooth and using them as the thickening agent for your gravy? It is delicious. Of course you can play with other things like onions, seasonings, even adding cream, but mushrooms and bone broth with the drippings are great even on their own. Thanks again.
That sounds like a great idea! Let me know if you try it. 🙂
Brilliant! Thank you for sharing this!
Thank you!
Ooops, Maria, you missed Thanksgiving in Canada by FOUR days!
It was on Monday, October 11, 2021.
It is always the second Monday of October! So the date bounces around!
So,I will keep this for Christmas!
Yes, we eat turkey twice!
Stay safe😷
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Are there any cheeses they carry that you recommend for those with dairy intolerance?
Some people do better with A1 dairy. But otherwise you would want to look for a non-dairy product like goat or maybe Kite hill.
Maria–just found this while searching for recipes that whip up into meringues using carton egg whites: https://www.supergoldenbakes.com/halloween-meringue-ghosts/ I know you always come out with new holiday ideas, so I thought of you right away. I know this recipe as written is CONVENTIONAL, but could it be tweaked in Maria-fashion to be a protein-sparing recipe?
Also, everything I’ve found on using carton egg whites for whipping says you can do it, but the egg whites have to be room temp. first, and the whipping may take longer (cream of tartar/lemon juice apparently not needed). I’m going to take a stab at your protein-sparing bread recipe now. I haven’t up til now because I don’t want to end up neck-deep in yolks with no way to use them that appeals to me.
Cute! I would just swap the sugar with allulose. 🙂
Thanks! Good tips! 🙂
What do you suggest instead of the drippings? Our school does a potluck where they provide the turkey and teachers bring the sides. I’d like to make your PSGravy as one of my offerings but I won’t have any drippings. Do you think just more chicken broth would suffice…or would you recommend something else?
I would use some bone broth. 🙂