Perfect Roast Turkey with Stuffing

Serves: 12 Save

Ingredients (35)

  • For the stuffing:
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 large yellow onion, finely diced
  • 10 slices day-old bread, cut into cubes
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt or Himalayan salt
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • pinch ground nutmeg
  • 4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature, chopped
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten to break up the yolk
  • 1/4 cup chopped pistachios
  • 1/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • For the turkey:
  • 12 to 14 pound whole turkey
  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 11/2 to 2 tablespoons sea salt, or to taste
  • Fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 bunch fresh rosemary
  • 3 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 4 cloves garlic, cut in half, longwise
  • Optional suggestions for vegetables:
  • 2 red onions, quartered
  • 2 large carrots, cut into 3-inch pieces
  • 2 ribs celery, cut into 3-inch pieces
  • 2 apples, quartered
  • 1 head of garlic, cut in in half, crosswise
  • For serving:
  • 11/2 pound pumpkin, cut into 1-inch thick slices
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste
  • 2 clementines, sliced, for garnish, optional
  • Fresh herbs, for garnish, optional

Directions

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