Roast Turkey With Bacon, Tarragon and Applejack Gravy Recipe

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Roast Turkey With Bacon, Tarragon and Applejack Gravy
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Ingredients
15
Count
Nutrition
1514
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. MAKE TURKEY:.
  2. Stir jelly, 1/2 cup butter, apple juice concentrate and 2 tablespoons tarragon in small saucepan over medium heat until butter and jelly melt.
  3. Remove glaze from heat. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature and rewhisk before using.).
  4. Set rack at lowest position in oven and preheat to 375°F
  5. Place small rack in center of large roasting pan.
  6. Melt 1/4 cup butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
  7. Add mushrooms, onion and carrot; sauté until dark brown, about 12 minutes.
  8. Sprinkle vegetables and turkey neck pieces around rack in pan.
  9. Stir remaining 6 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons tarragon in heavy small saucepan until butter melts.
  10. Rinse turkey inside and out; pat dry with paper towels.
  11. Place turkey on rack in pan.
  12. Starting at neck end, slide hand between skin and breast meat to loosen skin.
  13. Brush 3 tablespoons tarragon butter over breast meat under skin.
  14. If stuffing turkey, spoon stuffing loosely into main cavity.
  15. Brush remaining tarragon butter over outside of turkey.
  16. Sprinkle turkey with salt and pepper.
  17. Tuck wing tips under turkey; tie legs together to hold shape.
  18. Roast turkey 45 minutes.
  19. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F; add 1 cup broth to pan.
  20. Cover turkey loosely with foil.
  21. Roast until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 180°F., adding 1 cup broth and basting with pan juices every 1/2 hour and brushing with 1/3 cup glaze twice during last 2 hours, about 4 1/4 hours longer if unstuffed or 4 3/4 hours longer if stuffed.
  22. Transfer turkey to platter.
  23. Tent with foil; let stand 1/2 hour.
  24. Reserve pan juices.
  25. MAKE GRAVY:.
  26. Mix 1/2 cup glaze and flour in small bowl to blend.
  27. Strain pan juices into large measuring cup, pressing on solids; spoon off fat.
  28. Add enough broth to measure 6 cups.
  29. Sauté bacon in heavy large saucepan over medium heat until crisp.
  30. Pour off fat.
  31. Add broth mixture to saucepan and bring to boil.
  32. Whisk in glaze-flour mixture and tarragon, then applejack.
  33. Simmer until thickened to sauce, about 5 minutes.
  34. Season with salt and pepper.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1514.13 Kcal (6339 kJ)
Calories from fat 698.14 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 77.57g 119%
Cholesterol 683.92mg 228%
Sodium 1845.04mg 77%
Potassium 2384.08mg 51%
Total Carbs 8.95g 3%
Sugars 4.15g 17%
Dietary Fiber 0.92g 4%
Protein 196.65g 393%
Vitamin C 22.1mg 37%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 10%
Iron 9.5mg 53%
Calcium 133.5mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 123.42 Kcal (517 kJ)
Calories from fat 56.91 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.32g 119%
Cholesterol 55.75mg 228%
Sodium 150.4mg 77%
Potassium 194.34mg 51%
Total Carbs 0.73g 3%
Sugars 0.34g 17%
Dietary Fiber 0.07g 4%
Protein 16.03g 393%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 37%
Iron 0.8mg 53%
Calcium 10.9mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 36.6
    Points
  • 39
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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