Turkey.....tyler's Florence Maple Roasted Turkey

Submitted by Tim_John

"Tyler was doing a interview sometime in October or November of 2004, he was telling a story how Miles his son and himself had no plans for Thanksgiving. So he flew back to New York and this is what he made for that Thanksgiving of 2004 while watching the Macy's parade."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 40mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 7-10

ingredients

• 1 (12 lb) whole turkey
• 1 cup butter
• 1⁄2 bunch fresh sage, chopped
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 large chopped onion
• 1 loaf cornbread
• 1 egg
• 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
• 1 1⁄2 cups chicken broth
• 1⁄2 cup maple syrup
• 8 slices smoked bacon

directions

1. Combine 2 sticks of butter, half of the bunch of sage, pepper and a pinch of sea salt in a bowl set aside. In a sauce pan saute' the chopped onion in half of the sage butter until golden. Mix onion, sage butter with the loaf of corn bread that has been torn and broken apart into large crumbs.
2. Mix in 1 beaten egg, 1/2 cup cream and chicken broth to moisten. Season with pepper and salt. Set Aside!
3. Rinse the Turkey off inside and out, pat dry. Sprinkle the turkey inside and out with salt and pepper. Very carefully run your fingers under the skin, starting at the breast and working your way to the back of the turkey. With the rest of the sage butter smear it under the skin all over the turkey.
4. Stuff the turkey and roast at 350 for 30 minutes. Add 1 cup chicken broth to the pan. Mix 1/2 cup maple syrup with 2 tablespoons of hot water. Baste the turkey with the syrup every 30 minutes for 1 1/2 hours.
5. Cover the turkey with the 8 bacon strips starting across the breast and work your way back. Roast until the thigh meat reaches 175 this should take about 1 to 1 1/2 hours longer.

Reviews

[Julie F-K]

I've made this 3 times and can never go back, it's amazing. In the past I found that you need to add a whole lot more syrup to baste then the recipes calls for. This year since we have a 20 lb bird, I also mixed the syrup with broth and some water to have enough basting liquid. The skin carmelizes very easy so we generally cover it with foil after the first half hour otherwise it would burn. I like adding fresh thyme and rosemary for the herb butter for the turkey but only using the sage for the dressing. This year I added mushrooms, celery, bacon, onions to the stuffing. We have to see how it works out in a few hours when it's ready !!!

 

[fpmcc1523]

This is my "go to" Thanksgiving turkey. It's easy and it's the best ever; and friends and family LOVED it.. many thanks to Food.com and especially Tyler! FPMcC