3 roast turkey s onions sage leaves gravy Recipes

kosher salt, creole seasoning, such as tony chachere s original or konriko, turkey , quills removed if necessary and neck, giblets, and liver removed (reserve for another use), unsalted butter, melted, plus 1 cup (2 sticks), cut into 1-inch cubes, kosher salt, coarsely cracked black pepper, white onion, roughly chopped (about 1 1/2 cups), head garlic, cloves separated, peeled , and smashed with back of knife, stalk celery, roughly chopped (about 3/4 cup), fresh sage leaves , roughly torn (about 1 oz), fresh thyme (about 45 sprigs or 1 oz), fresh parsley (about 1/2 cup), fresh rosemary, roughly chopped (about 20 sprigs), turkey gravy

turkey , see cook s note, onions, quartered; plus 2 cups, peeled and chopped (about 2 more onions), celery stalks, chopped (about 2 cups), carrots, peeled and chopped (about 2 cups), fresh sage, fresh rosemary, fresh thyme, fresh savory leaves, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, unsalted butter, softened, water, heavy cream, all-purpose flour, special equipment : roasting pan and rack and tightly fitting lid, turkey baster, instant read thermometer