Roasted Turkey

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 bunch celery, coarsely chopped
• 4 carrots, coarsely chopped
• 4 onions, coarsely chopped
• 2 heads fennel, chopped (optional)
• 2 leeks, white part only,sliced
• 1 orange, sliced
• 2 tablespoons dried basil
• 12 lbs turkey, cleaned
• 4 ounces frozen apple juice concentrate
• 4 ounces water or 4 ounces white
• 6 ounces orange juice
• 2 ounces lemon juice or 2 ounces lime juice
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce

Recipe

• 1 in the bottom of a roasting pan large enough to hold the turkey, combine celery, carrots and onions.
• 2 in a small bowl combine fennel (if using), leeks, sliced orange and basil.
• 3 toss to mix.
• 4 place mixture in cavity of turkey.
• 5 place turkey on top of vegetables or on a rack over vegetables to cook.
• 6 make glaze: in a small bowl combine apple juice concentrate, water, orange juice, lemon or lime juice and soy sauce.
• 7 set aside.
• 8 place turkey in a preheated 400* oven 1/2 hour, then lower temperature to 350* and cook 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until an internal temperature of 180* to 185* is reached.
• 9 after first half hour of cooking, baste bird every 10 to 15 minutes with glaze mixture.
• 10 remove turkey from oven and allow it to rest 20 minutes before carving.
• 11 while turkey is resting, pour off all pan juices into a"de-fatting cup" and allow juices to separate from fat.
• 12 when separated, carefully pour into a serving pitcher or gravy boat.
• 13 taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
• 14 place turkey on a platter for carving.
• 15 note: removal of all skin before serving will lower fat content of each portion.
• 16 makes 12 servings.