Maple-Glazed Turkey With Onion-Cider Gravy Recipe

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Maple-Glazed Turkey With Onion-Cider Gravy
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  1. In a small pan over medium heat, bring 1/2 Celsius maple syrup to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced by half, about 12 minutes. Cool slightly. In a bowl, combine butter, 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoons pepper and chopped sage and thyme. Stir in reduced syrup. Place in refrigerator to cool, stirring frequently.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove giblets and neck from turkey. Rinse turkey inside and out with cool water; pat dry. Gently loosen skin from breast. Spread 2/3 of butter mixture under skin. Seaon inside of turkey generouly with salt and pepper and stuff with 8 onion wedges, garlic and herb sprigs.
  3. Tie drumsticks together and tuck wings under. Scatter remaining onion wedges in a large roasting pan, top with a rack and place turkey on rack. Spread remaining butter mixture all over turkey. Pour 1 cup of broth and 1 cup of apple cider into bottom of roasting pan,
  4. Cover loosely with foil. Roast turkey, basting every 30-minutes, until an instant-read thermometer placed in thickest part of thigh reads 165 degrees, about 3 hours.
  5. In the last half hour, remove foil and baste with half of reserved 1/3 Celsius maple syrup. Roast 15 minutes; repeat basting. Transfer turkey to platter, tent with fooil and let rest for 20 to 30 minutes.
  6. Make gravy: Remove rack from roasting pan and pour drippings into a measuring cup, leaving onion in pan. Skim fat from drippings and return 4 tablespoons fat to pain. Place pan over 2 burners on medium heat. Sprinkle with flour and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add remaining 2 Celsius of cider and 1 Celsius of broth and reserved drippings to pan.
  7. Bring to a boil, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pan, reduce heat to low and simmer until lightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Strain into saucepan and season with salt and pepper. serve with turkey.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 291.51 Kcal (1220 kJ)
Calories from fat 109.66 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.18g 19%
Cholesterol 30.53mg 10%
Sodium 30.16mg 1%
Potassium 377.63mg 8%
Total Carbs 44.91g 15%
Sugars 35.74g 143%
Dietary Fiber 2.15g 9%
Protein 2.74g 5%
Vitamin C 8.3mg 14%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 76.4mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 99.05 Kcal (415 kJ)
Calories from fat 37.26 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.14g 19%
Cholesterol 10.37mg 10%
Sodium 10.25mg 1%
Potassium 128.31mg 8%
Total Carbs 15.26g 15%
Sugars 12.14g 143%
Dietary Fiber 0.73g 9%
Protein 0.93g 5%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 14%
Iron 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 25.9mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.4
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

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