# Thanksgiving Turkey

A delicious Thanksgiving turkey recipe, perfect for your holiday feast.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 Turkey
- a pinch Salt
- Orange peel
- a handful Thyme
- Olive oil
- Orange juice
- Garlic
- Butter
- Soy sauce
- Parsley
- Lemon zest
- Flour
- White wine

## Instructions

1. Season the turkey with salt.
2. Peel an orange for zest.
3. Tie fresh thyme and orange peel together.
4. In a pot, combine olive oil, orange juice, garlic, butter, and soy sauce, then bring to a boil.
5. Chop fresh parsley.
6. Zest a lemon.
7. Mix butter, chopped parsley, lemon zest, and salt in a bowl.
8. Stuff the turkey with the bundled thyme and orange peel.
9. Rub the butter mixture under the turkey skin.
10. Drizzle the turkey with olive oil and spread it evenly.
11. Roast the turkey in the oven.
12. Baste the turkey with the prepared sauce.
13. Return the turkey to the oven to continue roasting.
14. Baste the turkey again with the sauce.
15. Remove the cooked turkey from the oven.
16. Remove the aromatics from the turkey cavity.
17. Scrape the drippings from the roasting pan into a pot.
18. Add flour to the pot with the drippings.
19. Whisk in white wine and turkey broth.
20. Stir in more drippings from the turkey tray.
21. Cook the gravy until thickened.
22. Pour the gravy into a measuring cup.
23. Carve the turkey.
24. Arrange sliced turkey on a platter with fresh herbs and orange slices.
25. Pour gravy over the carved turkey.

## Equipment

- Roasting pan
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Pot
- Whisk
- Measuring cup
- Brush

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/jwnF4QgXL2Q?si=vzsmW2ktTZx1h5xn
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4be4e011-e5d1-4a93-a595-ea1a61bcbc63
- Extracted: 2025-12-15

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