ITALIAN ROAST TURKEY AND GRAVY

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I posted this recipe before I made it and this is what can happen - I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS RECIPE/ It is labor intensive. Expensive because of the prosciutto and the prosiutto really does nothing for the flavor. So beware! I Like to Brine the bird for 6 hours and use recipe#9954 by Gay Gilmore - It does give you a lovely moist bird

Provided by Bergy

Categories     Poultry

Time 28m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (16 lb) whole turkey
4 1/2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, minced
6 tablespoons garlic, minced
8 ounces prosciutto, thinly sliced, chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup dry white wine
3 1/2 tablespoons flour

Steps:

  • Pat the turkey dry inside and out.
  • Run your hands under the skin separating it from the breast & thighs.
  • Rub 3 tbsp of rosemary and 3 tablespoons of garlic under the skin over the breast & thighs.
  • Arrange half of the prosciutto under the skin over the breast & thigh.
  • Rub 1 tbsp rosemary & 1 tbsp garlic inside the cavity of the turkey.
  • Place 3 oz of prosciutto inside the cavity.
  • Cover the bird and refridgerate over night.
  • Preheat oven to 450°F.
  • Rub the outside of the bird with oil.
  • Place remaining garlic inside the bird , tie the legs together.
  • Roast turkey for 30 minutes, reduce temp to 325F continue roastiang until thermometer reads 180 inserted into the thickest part of the thigh Apprx 3hours).
  • Baste throughout the roasting time with the chicken broth, pouring a bit over at a time.
  • Remove bird to a platter & tent it with foil.
  • Pour the pan juices into a measuring cup, skim off the fat reserving 3 tbsps.
  • Set roasting pan over medium heat, add wine, bring to a boil scraping up the brown bits , pour wine into the measuring cup with the defatted pan juices.
  • In a sauce pan add the flour to the 3 tbsp of heated fat, stir until it has browned about 2 minutes.
  • Whisk in the pan juices, add 1/2 tsp rosemary.
  • Cook until thickened apprx 5 minutes.
  • Add the reserved 1 oz of Prosciutto.
  • Garnish Turkey with rosemary sprigs.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1536, Fat 78.4, SaturatedFat 21.1, Cholesterol 602, Sodium 832.8, Carbohydrate 7.3, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 0.5, Protein 183.5

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