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Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes
Main Dish: Perfect Roast Turkey
Side Dish: Hasselback Potatoes
Dessert: Pumpkin Bread Pudding
MAIN DISH:ROAST TURKEY
PREP TIME: 0 hours 30 mins
COOKING TIME: 2 hours 30 mins
TOTAL TIME: 3 hours
INGREDIENTS
1 fresh turkey (10 to 12 pounds)
1 onion
1 carrot
1 stalk of celery
1 head garlic
1/4 pound unsalted butter
Salt and ground black pepper
12 ounces cranberries
1 cup white sugar
1 cup orange juice
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
For the Cranberry Sauce
Step1
*Put the rinsed cranberries and sugar in a saucepan and *Pour the orange juice into it.
*Light up the stove on high heat and bring it to a boil.
Step2
*Stir to dissolve the sugar.
*Lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until the cranberries start to crust.
Step3
*Remove the sauce from the heat and transfer it into a bowl.
*The cranberry sauce will continue to thicken as it cools.
For the Turkey
Step1
*If you have a frozen turkey, remove and thawed it from its packaging.
*Remove the neck and giblets from inside the turkey.
Step2
*In a frying pan, chopped onions, carrots, and celery on medium-high heat with the butter until cooked through, about 5 to 10 minutes.
*Add salt and pepper.
Step3
*Place the turkey in a large roasting pan.
*Stuff the turkey with the prepared vegetable mixture.
Step4
*Place the turkey, breast-side down, over garlic, carrots, and potatoes.
*Season the chicken outside with salt and black pepper.
*Tie the legs together with string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the turkey.
Step5
*Preheat the oven to 450°F.
*Roast the turkey for about 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until the juice run clear.
Step6
*Remove the turkey from the oven.
*Serve the carved chicken with roasted vegetables.
Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes
Main Dish: Perfect Roast Turkey
Side Dish: Hasselback Potatoes
Dessert: Pumpkin Bread Pudding
