Best Roast Turkey With Prosciutto Hazelnut Crust Recipes

ROAST TURKEY WITH PROSCIUTTO, ROSEMARY AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Pat turkey dry.
• Run hands under skin of turkey, separating skin from breast and thighs.
• Rub 3 tablespoons rosemary and 3 tablespoons garlic under skin over breast and thighs.
• Carefully arrange half of prosciutto under skin over breast and thighs.
• Rub 1 tablespoon rosemary and 1 tablespoon garlic inside cavity of turkey.
• Sprinkle remaining prosciutto into cavity.
• Place turkey in heavy large roasting pan.
• Cover with plastic and chill overnight.
• Preheat oven to 450°F
• Rub outside of turkey with oil.
• Season with pepper.
• Place 1 head of garlic in cavity of turkey.
• Place 2 heads of garlic in roasting pan.
• Tie turkey legs together.
• Roast turkey 30 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325°F
• Continue roasting turkey until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 180°F, basting occasionally with 2 cups broth, about 3 hours.
• Transfer turkey to platter.
• Surround with roasted garlic and garlic from turkey cavity.
• Remove prosciutto from turkey cavity; reserve.
• Tent turkey with foil.
• Pour pan juices into large glass measuring cup.
• Skim fat from surface of pan juices, reserving 3 tablespoons fat.
• Set roasting pan over medium-high heat.
• Add wine and bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits.
• Add wine mixture to pan juices in cup (liquids should measure 2 1/2 cups; if not, add more both or boil until reduced to 2 1/2 cups).
• Heat reserved 3 tablespoons fat in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add flour; stir until golden, about 2 minutes.
• Whisk in pan juices.
• Mix in 1/2 teaspoon rosemary.
• Boil until thickened to sauce consistency, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
• Mix in reserved prosciutto.
• Garnish turkey with rosemary springs. Serve with gravy.

ROAST TURKEY WITH HAZELNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Prepare Turkey:
• Rub salt all over turkey, inside and out. Cover turkey with cold water and let sit for one hour in the sink (this will get rid of blood and gamey taste).
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix spices with apples.
• Put 1/2 of apple mixture inside turkey under white meat (front). Using the other half of apple mixture and quartered orange, stuff under the dark meat (back) inside turkey.
• Prepare basting sauce #1 by heating butter and adding juices and spices.
• Put turkey in roasting pan and add basting sauce.
• Roast, covered with foil, for 2 hours.
• Prepare Stuffing:
• Put hazelnuts in food processor and chop to medium coarseness.
• In a large skillet, brown pork sausage and drain. Add 3 teaspoons of butter to pan and fry chicken until done. Sauté onions, celery, and sage until translucent. Add ham and rest of vegetables in large bowl, adding the pork, chicken and bread, mixing well. Add eggs and Amaretto. Finally, add turkey stock to moisten.
• Put in baking pan and bake 1 hour at 350 °F.
• Finish Roasting Turkey:
• Remove foil and roast until internal temperature is 175°F, basting every 15 minutes.
• Prepare #2 basting sauce by heating butter and maple syrup.
• Remove bird from oven when it reaches 175°F. Let rest - turkey will continue to cook, reaching 180°F in the next 15 minutes.
• Baste with #2 sauce until all sauce is gone.
• Remove fruit from inside.

A SIMPLY PERFECT ROAST TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place rack in the lowest position of the oven.
• Remove the turkey neck and giblets, rinse the turkey, and pat dry with paper towels. Place the turkey, breast side up, on a rack in the roasting pan. Loosely fill the body cavity with stuffing. Rub the skin with the softened butter, and season with salt and pepper. Position an aluminum foil tent over the turkey.
• Place turkey in the oven, and pour 2 cups turkey stock into the bottom of the roasting pan. Baste all over every 30 minutes with the juices on the bottom of the pan. Whenever the drippings evaporate, add stock to moisten them, about 1 to 2 cups at a time. Remove aluminum foil after 2 1/2 hours. Roast until a meat thermometer inserted in the meaty part of the thigh reads 165 degrees F (75 degrees C), about 4 hours.
• Transfer the turkey to a large serving platter, and let it stand for at least 20 to 30 minutes before carving.

ROAST TURKEY WITH PROSCIUTTO, ROSEMARY AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Pat turkey dry. Run hands under skin of turkey, separating skin from breast and thighs. Rub 3 tablespoons rosemary and 3 tablespoons garlic under skin over breast and thighs. Carefully arrange half of prosciutto under skin over breast and thighs. Rub 1 tablespoon rosemary and 1 tablespoon garlic inside cavity of turkey. Sprinkle remaining prosciutto into cavity. Place turkey in heavy large roasting pan. Cover with plastic and chill overnight.
• Preheat oven to 450°F. Rub outside of turkey with oil. Season with pepper. Place 1 head of garlic in cavity of turkey. Place 2 heads of garlic in roasting pan. Tie turkey legs together. Roast turkey 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Continue roasting turkey until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 180°F, basting occasionally with 2 cups broth, about 3 hours. Transfer turkey to platter. Surround with roasted garlic and garlic from turkey cavity. Remove prosciutto from turkey cavity; reserve. Tent turkey with foil.
• Pour pan juices into large glass measuring cup. Skim fat from surface of pan juices, reserving 3 tablespoons fat. Set roasting pan over medium-high heat. Add wine and bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits. Add wine mixture to pan juices in cup (liquids should measure 2 1/2 cups; if not, add more both or boil until reduced to 2 1/2 cups).
• Heat reserved 3 tablespoons fat in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour; stir until golden, about 2 minutes. Whisk in pan juices. Mix in 1/2 teaspoon rosemary. Boil until thickened to sauce consistency, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Mix in reserved prosciutto. Garnish turkey with rosemary springs. Serve with gravy.

ROAST TURKEY WITH PROSCIUTTO-HAZELNUT CRUST

Steps:

• For prosciutto butter: Place butter in large bowl. Mix in hazelnuts, vinegar, thyme, crushed pepper, garlic, and salt. Mix in prosciutto and green onions. For turkey: Set rack at lowest position in oven and preheat to 325°F. Rinse turkey inside and out; pat dry. Starting at neck end, slide hand between skin and breast, thigh, and leg meat to loosen skin. Set aside 1/4 cup prosciutto butter for gravy. Spread 1 cup prosciutto butter over turkey meat under skin. Spread 1 cup prosciutto butter over outside of turkey. Sprinkle turkey inside and out with salt and pepper; place on rack set in large roasting pan. Place onion and next 4 ingredients in main turkey cavity. Tuck wing tips under; tie legs together loosely. Roast turkey uncovered 1 1/2 hours. Tent turkey with foil; add 2 cups broth to pan. Roast until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175°F, occasionally basting with pan drippings and adding more broth to pan, about 2 hours longer. Transfer to platter; tent with foil. Let stand 30 minutes (internal temperature will increase 5 to 10 degrees).