Preparing a flavorful and succulent sage and garlic roast turkey is an art in itself, requiring careful selection of ingredients, precise cooking techniques, and a touch of culinary expertise. This comprehensive guide will provide you with step-by-step instructions, helpful tips, and a variety of delectable recipes to ensure your turkey turns out golden brown, tender, and infused with the irresistible aromas of sage, garlic, and other herbs. Whether you're a seasoned cook or just starting your culinary journey, this article will equip you with the knowledge and guidance needed to create a mouthwatering sage and garlic roast turkey that will be the star of your next special occasion meal.
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SAGE AND GARLIC ROAST TURKEY
Sage and poultry are perfect partners. You can get this turkey in the oven in a mere 15 minutes.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 5h
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325°F. Fasten neck skin to back of turkey with skewer. Fold wings across back of turkey so tips are touching. In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients except water, fresh sage and apples.
- On rack in shallow roasting pan, place turkey, breast side up. Brush with butter mixture. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh and does not touch bone. Add water to roasting pan.
- Cover turkey loosely with foil or roaster cover; roast 3 hours. Uncover; roast 45 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes longer. Turkey is done when thermometer reads 165°F and drumsticks move easily when lifted or twisted. Place turkey on warm platter; cover with foil to keep warm. Let stand 15 minutes for easiest carving. Garnish with sage and apples.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 400, Carbohydrate 0 g, Cholesterol 150 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 45 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 200 mg, Sugar 0 g, TransFat 1 g
OVEN ROASTED TURKEY WITH SAGE BUTTER
Provided by Tyler Florence
Categories main-dish
Time 3h10m
Yield 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and remove the top rack of the oven.
- Rinse the bird thoroughly inside and out with cold water, and pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle the cavity and skin liberally with salt and pepper. Stuff the cavity with stuffing and, if required, truss the legs. Cover the turkey with olive oil and season well with salt and pepper. Push the sage butter under the skin of the turkey, being careful not to puncture the skin.
- Put the turkey on a rack in a large roasting pan, and into the oven. Continue cooking until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the meaty part of the thigh registers 170 degrees F. The thigh juices will run clear when pricked with a knife, about 3 hours total (15 minutes per pound). If the legs or breast brown too quickly during roasting, cover them with foil.
- Combine all ingredients.
- Melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring, for about 10 minutes, or until soft and caramelized. Add sage and scrape into a large mixing bowl. Add the cornbread pieces, season well with salt and pepper, and give it a good toss until it's well combined. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, cream, and stock, and pour that over the cornbread. Stir the stuffing together and stuff the cavity of the turkey. You could also spoon it into a buttered baking dish and put it in the oven along with the turkey. Bake until hot and crusty on top, about 30 minutes.
ROASTED SAGE TURKEY WITH VEGETABLE GRAVY
There's no prep like home-style when roasting the big bird. Instead of sage stuffing with turkey, fill this bird with fresh sage and thyme sprigs for the same delicious flavors. -Beth Jacobson, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 2h40m
Yield 16 servings (3-1/2 cups gravy).
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Remove giblets and neck from turkey. Reserve turkey neck; refrigerate, covered, overnight. Place turkey in a 15x10-in. baking pan, breast side up. Secure skin to underside of neck cavity with toothpicks. Mix salt, sage and garlic powder. Tuck wings under turkey; tie drumsticks together. Pat turkey dry. Rub outside of turkey with salt mixture. Refrigerate turkey, loosely covered, overnight., Preheat oven to 475°. Place onion, celery, carrots and reserved neck in bottom of a broiler pan; add 1/2 cup water. Place broiler pan rack over top; transfer turkey to rack. Rub outside of turkey with oil; sprinkle with pepper. Pour wine and remaining water into turkey cavity; add sage and thyme sprigs., Place turkey in oven, legs facing toward back of oven. Roast, uncovered, 40 minutes., Reduce oven setting to 350°. Cover breast tightly with a double thickness of foil. Roast until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175° (thermometer should not touch bone or fat), 1-1/2 to 2 hours longer., Remove turkey from oven. Let stand, uncovered, 20 minutes before carving. Using a turkey baster, remove liquid from turkey cavity to a large measuring cup. Line a strainer or colander with cheesecloth; place over measuring cup. With a slotted spoon, remove vegetables from bottom of broiler pan, reserving 1-1/4 cups. Discard turkey neck. Strain cooking liquid into measuring cup. Skim fat, reserving 1/4 cup fat. Add enough broth to the cooking liquid to measure 2 cups., In a large saucepan, mix flour and reserved fat until smooth; gradually whisk in broth mixture. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Add half of the reserved vegetables. Puree gravy using an immersion blender; or cool gravy slightly and puree in a blender. Stir in sage, pepper and remaining vegetables; heat through. Serve with turkey.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 514 calories, Fat 24g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 215mg cholesterol, Sodium 562mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 64g protein.
SAGE AND GARLIC ROAST TURKEY
Make and share this Sage and Garlic Roast Turkey recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Shandibear
Categories Whole Turkey
Time 5h15m
Yield 12-14 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- preheat the oven to 325F
- prepare the turkey by fastening the neck skin to the back of the turkey with pins or a skewer. fold the wings to the turkey so the tips are touching.
- mix all ingredients in a bowl except for the water, fresh sage, and apples.
- on a rack in the roasting pan, place turkey (breast side up). brush with butter mixture. Insert oven proof meat thermometer so tip is in the thickest part of inside thigh and does not touch the bone. Add water to the pan.
- cover turkey loosely with foil or the roaster top. Roast for three hours. Uncover; roast 45 minutes to an hour. Turkey is finished when thermometer in thickest part of the bird reads 180°F.
- Let stand 15 minutes before carving.
- Garnish with sage and apples.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 549.1, Fat 28.6, SaturatedFat 8.7, Cholesterol 230.8, Sodium 230.1, Carbohydrate 0.2, Fiber 0.1, Protein 67.9
ROAST TURKEY WITH GARLIC, SAGE AND FENNEL
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 4h55m
Yield 25 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Bring the turkey to room temperature 1 hour before roasting. Place a rack in the lowest position of the oven and remove the other racks; preheat to 350. Remove the neck and giblets from the turkey; discard the liver and reserve the neck and the rest of the giblets. Dry the turkey inside and out with paper towels and season the cavity with salt and pepper. Halve 1 head garlic crosswise and stuff into the cavity along with 3 onion wedges, the apples and 1/2 bunch sage.
- Place the remaining 3 onion wedges, the fennel and carrot in the center of a large roasting pan with 1 cup water. Set a rack above the vegetables and place the turkey breast-side up on the rack. Season all over with salt and pepper. Chop 3 tablespoons sage, then melt 3 sticks butter with the sage and salt and pepper to taste in a saucepan over medium heat. Fill a meat syringe with the sage butter and inject it into the breasts, legs and thighs; continue until you have used about half of the sage butter. Brush the bird with the rest of the butter and tie the legs together with twine.
- Roast the turkey, uncovered, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Rotate the pan and continue roasting until a thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 165, 1 hour 30 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes. Turn off the oven but leave the turkey inside until the thermometer registers 170, 15 to 20 more minutes.
- While the turkey roasts, make the gravy: Melt the remaining 1 stick butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the reserved neck and giblets, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until brown, about 10 minutes. Peel and smash the remaining head of garlic, add it to the pan and cook until golden, about 2 minutes. Add the broth and bay leaves, cover and simmer over medium-low heat, about 2 hours. Discard the bay leaves, neck and giblets.
- Transfer the turkey to a cutting board and let rest 20 to 30 minutes before carving. Transfer the vegetables to a blender. Pour the drippings into a liquid measuring cup and skim off the fat. Add 1 cup drippings and the flour to the blender and puree until smooth. Whisk the remaining drippings and pureed vegetables into the broth mixture. Bring to a boil, then simmer until the gravy is smooth, about 10 minutes. Stir in the balsamic vinegar; season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer the turkey to a platter and garnish with any remaining sage. Carve the turkey and serve with the gravy.
Tips:
- Thaw the turkey thoroughly before roasting. This will help it cook evenly and prevent the meat from being dry.
- Pat the turkey dry before roasting. This will help the skin crisp up.
- Season the turkey generously with salt and pepper. You can also add other seasonings, such as garlic powder, onion powder, or paprika.
- Stuff the turkey with a mixture of bread cubes, herbs, and vegetables. This will help keep the meat moist and flavorful.
- Roast the turkey at a high temperature for the first 30 minutes, then reduce the heat and continue roasting until the turkey is cooked through. This will help the skin crisp up and prevent the meat from overcooking.
- Use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of the turkey. The turkey is done when the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Let the turkey rest for at least 15 minutes before carving. This will help the juices redistribute throughout the meat, making it more tender and flavorful.
Conclusion:
Sage and garlic roast turkey is a classic holiday dish that is sure to impress your guests. With its crispy skin, moist meat, and flavorful stuffing, this turkey is sure to be a hit. By following these tips, you can make the perfect sage and garlic roast turkey for your next holiday gathering.
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