Thursday, March 29, 2012

Emily's Thanksgiving Turkey

Ingredients:
1 frozen turkey
 1 T flour
1 med onion (sliced)
1 carrot (sliced)
2 stocks celery (diced)
2 oranges
2 apples
 1. Defrost turkey in refrigerator or cold water.
2. Wash turkey. Remove giblets and neck, remove hairs/feathers with a lighted match or your hand.
3. Brush turkey with oil. Spray bag with Pam. Add to bag flour, onion, carrot, and celery.
4. Place a couple of cut up oranges, apples inside of turkey. Optional: can tie wings together using string/dental floss
 5. Place turkey on top of vegetables, breast side up, with meat thermometer not touching a bone inside of bag.
6. Close bag with a tie. Cut slits on top. Place turkey in a roasting pan inside of a cookie sheet (makes it easy to move it in and out of oven).
7. Cook turkey until thermometer reads 180 degrees. Let sit for 15 minutes in the bag.
8. Drain liquid (2 persons needed). Skim off fat for gravy.

Gravy:(1 C liquid requires)
2 T flour/ 1 T cornstarch
Flavor with salt, pepper, and chicken bouillon to taste.

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