Recipe - Holiday Roast Turkey With Savory Gravy

: 12
plus leftovers Source: Family Circle's "Alltime Favorite Recipes"

1. Position oven rack in lowest third of oven. Heat oven to 425 degrees F.

2. Remove neck and giblets from turkey cavity. Rub turkey with oil. Spread
onion in roasting pan. Place turkey on top.

3. Roast in heated 425 degree oven 30 minutes. Add 1 cup broth to pan.
Lower oven temperature to 325 degrees. Loosely tent turkey with aluminum
foil. Roast another 3 to 3One half hours or until an instantread thermometer
registers an internal temperature of 180 degrees in innermost part of thigh
and 170 degrees in breast. Remove to a platter; let stand 20 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, prepare gravy: Scrape pan drippings into a small bowl. Skim
off fat. Melt butter in a mediumsize saucepan over low heat. Stir in
flour. Whisk in 2 cups strained pan juices and broth. Add wine and salt;
simmer over mediumhigh heat, stirring, until gravy is thickened, 2 to 3
minutes. Serve with carved turkey.

Nutritional Information: (per serving) 285 Calories; 34 g Protein; 13 g
Fat; 5 g Carbohydrate;
262 mg Sodium; 97 mg Cholestestrol

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