ROASTED TURKEY IN PARCHMENT WITH GRAVY

Roasted Turkey in Parchment with Gravy image

How to make Roasted Turkey in Parchment with Gravy

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

Prep: 1 hour
Total Time: 6 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 8
1 14-pound turkey, neck and heart reserved for turkey stock
10 cups favorite stuffing or sausage pear stuffing
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
Turkey gravy

Steps:

Let turkey stand at room temperature 1 hour. Preheat oven to 325 degrees with rack in lower third. Pat turkey dry with paper towels. Fill body cavity with about 6 cups of stuffing. Fill neck cavity; capacity varies, requires 11/2-4 cups stuffing. Bake any remaining stuffing separately. Secure skin flaps with toothpicks or skewers. Spread 6 tablespoons butter over top of turkey, then season generously with salt and pepper. Tie drumsticks together with kitchen twine. Tuck wings under turkey.
Place a 40-inch sheet of parchment on a work surface and spread with remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Place turkey on top, with a short side of bird facing you. Gather ends, wrapping turkey. Fold overlapping ends of parchment over turkey and secure with staples. Place a 48-inch sheet of parchment on work surface, place turkey on top, and rotate 90 degrees. Fold short parchment sides over turkey and secure with staples. Rotate bird another 9 degrees and repeat process with another 40-inch sheet of parchment. Secure all paper flaps with staples
Place turkey in parchment on a flat (not V-shaped) rack set inside a roasting pan. Roast turkey 2 hours, 45 minutes. Remove from oven; cut open parchment with scissors. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees. While holding drumsticks, slide parchment out from under turkey and discard. Return turkey to oven. Continue to roast turkey until golden brown and a thermometer inserted in breast reads 165 degrees, about 45 minutes more. Transfer to a carving board and let rest at least 45 minutes and up to 1 hour before carving.
Meanwhile, remove stuffing from both cavities; transfer to an 8-inch square baking dish and bake until thermometer inserted in center of stuffing reads at least 165 degrees, 15 to 20 minutes. Using drippings in pan, make turkey gravy.