Roast Turkey With Orange and Sage
- Total Time
- About 3 hours, plus resting
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Ingredients
- 112- to 14-pound turkey, giblets removed
- ½cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- Zest of 1 orange
- 2tablespoons chopped fresh sage
- 2cloves garlic, minced
- 1tablespoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
- 1teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
- ½of a 750-milliliter bottle dry white wine
- 2cups orange juice
- 10 to 12fresh sage leaves
Nutritional analysis per serving (10 servings)
753 calories; 33 grams fat; 12 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 10 grams monounsaturated fat; 7 grams polyunsaturated fat; 10 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 6 grams sugars; 91 grams protein; 1038 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Pat turkey dry with paper towel and place it on a rack in a roasting pan. In a small bowl or on a clean cutting board, mash the butter together with the orange zest, sage, garlic, salt and pepper to create a paste. Lift the turkey’s skin at the neck and gently use your hand to separate skin from breast meat. Rub about half of the compound butter under the skin, covering the breast meat. Rub the rest of the butter over the skin of the turkey and season with a little more salt and pepper.
- Step 2
Fold the wings of the turkey under the bird, and tie its legs together with butcher’s twine. Pour the wine and orange juice into the roasting pan, scatter the sage leaves over the liquid and carefully slide the pan into the oven.
- Step 3
Roast for about 2 to 3 hours, basting bird every 30 minutes with drippings. Start checking the bird 1 hour and 45 minutes into cooking, and tent it with foil if skin is turning too dark. Cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh without touching bone registers 165 degrees. Transfer to a cutting board or platter and allow to rest at least 30 minutes before carving.
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Hello, this sounds delicious. I was wondering how I could modify the recipe for a 17-20 lb bird? Thanks!
How come nobody is answering these people’s questions?? They would probably like an answer before Thanksgiving.
I'm wondering how to cook this bird if you are spatchcocking. Would you still use the rack or lay the bird flat on the pan? Would you need to brown the skin in a skillet before popping it into the oven? Also, would it harm anything to season the bird with salt (or put it in a brine) a day or two before cooking?
Used several mandarin oranges in place of the one. Delightful and will make again next year.
We’re visiting my in-laws and woke up Thanksgiving morning to the news that my mother in law was under the weather. I was asked whether I’d be willing to cook the turkey and after some self doubting and 30 minutes furiously researching the NYT Cooking app, I found this recipe and committed. I cooked it exactly as the recipe called for with one modification: I set the oven to 350 instead of 400. The turkey was moist, skin was crispy, the orange juice flavor was subtle and delicious, and I don’t think I’ve ever received so many compliments on a dish from moody teenagers and adults alike. My nephew proclaimed it was the best turkey he’s ever had. Rumor has it I may be asked to cook it again next year…
This has been my go to turkey for 3 - 4 Thanksgivings and it is just simply so delicious. We mix the jus with a turkey gravy packet stovetop - it's just our preference - and it is just so delicious. Rave reviews, and my bird was perfectly cooked this year at 2 hours of roasting, if I remember correctly. I did tent towards the end with foil, and I baste it with the jus every :30.
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