Rapid Roast Turkey with Cream Gravy

Name: Rapid Roast Turkey with Cream Gravy
Ingredients: 16 pounds turkey; 1/2 cup butter melted; 2 cloves garlic minced; 1 each onions quartered; 1 each carrots chopped; 1 each bay leaves; 1 sprig parsley leaves; 1 teaspoon thyme dried; 6 tablespoons butter; 6 tablespoons flour, all-purpose; 2 cups heavy whipping cream; 2 teaspoons salt; 1/2 teaspoon white pepper ground; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg ground

14 ingredients

15 steps

Ingredients

16 pounds turkey
1/2 cup butter melted
2 cloves garlic minced
1 each onions quartered
1 each carrots chopped
1 each bay leaves
1 sprig parsley leaves
1 teaspoon thyme dried
6 tablespoons butter
6 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper ground
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg ground

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400F (200C).
2

Place turkey, breast side down, on a cutting surface.
3

Using poultry shears or sturdy kitchen scissors, remove backbone from turkey by cutting along each side of backbone.
4

Cut off wing tips.
5

Reserve backbone, wing tips, and giblets for Cream Gravy.
6

Place turkey in roasting pan.
7

Push legs down slightly so that they are flat in pan.
8

Stir butter and garlic together in a small bowl; pour over turkey.
9

Roast turkey 15 minutes; reduce heat to 375F (190C) F and exterior of bird is a rich dark brown and juices run clear when joint is moved (about 2 hours and 20 minutes).
10

After first hour baste turkey with pan juices from roasting pan.
11

While turkey is roasting begin gravy.
12

Place roast turkey on carving board.
13

Loosely cover with aluminum foil and let rest for 15 to 20 minutes before carving to maintain moisture of turkey and make it easier to carve.
14

Strain pan juices into turkey broth (see below).
15

Carve turkey and serve piping hot with Cream Gravy.