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Herb Marinated Roasted Turkey with Mushroom Gravy Recipe

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This is my absolute favorite roasted turkey recipe!  It was given to me by an old friend many years ago who has since passed on. I’ve shared it with my entire family and it’s been made over and over for Thanksgiving and the holidays through the years. I especially love the marinade that’s infused with fresh herbs, garlic, and lemon.

It is accompanied by a rich mushroom with sherry gravy made from the turkey’s juices.

Enjoy this recipe!

Baby Boomster Recipes | Thanksgiving | Herb Roasted Turkey Marinade

Herb Marinated Roasted Turkey with Mushroom Gravy

Rebecca Forstadt Olkowski
Simply the best-roasted turkey recipe ever!
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Course Entree
Cuisine Holiday
Servings 12 servings

Ingredients
  

Marinade

  • 1/2 Cup Olive Oil
  • 1/2 cup Dijon Mustard
  • 1/4 Cup Soy Sauce
  • 4 Lemons juice squeezed
  • 2 Tbsp Spike
  • 1/2 cup Italian Parsley fresh chopped
  • 1/2 Cup Oregano fresh chopped
  • 1/4 Cup Chives fresh chopped
  • 1/4 Cup Sage fresh chopped
  • 1 Head Garlic fresh chopped
  • lemon pepper to taste
  • 1 Tbsp Paprika

Turkey

  • Whole Turkey thawed size depending on how many you wish to serve

Gravy

  • 1/4 cup water or stock from the giblets
  • 2 Tbsp flour
  • 1/4 cup Sherry
  • 2 Tbsp chives
  • 1/2 cup mushrooms sliced
  • pepper to taste

Instructions
 

FOR THE MARINADE:

  • Whisk together the olive oil, Dijon mustard, soy sauce, lemon juice, Spike, parsley, oregano, sage, garlic, lemon pepper, and paprika.
  • Place the turkey in a roasting pan and pour the marinade over it.
  • Marinate overnight covered.
  • Roast the turkey in the roasting pan at 325 degrees uncovered. When roasting, baste every 15 minutes. Insert a meat thermometer into the top of the leg at the thickest part. When the temperature reaches 165 degrees the turkey will be done.
  • Let the turkey sit at least 20 minutes before carving.

FOR THE GRAVY WITH MUSHROOMS AND SHERRY:

  • Strain the pan drippings and skim the fat off the top. (save the herbs that have been strained) Put the strained liquid and de-fatted liquid into a medium saucepan. (I then like to add back the herbs into the saucepan. If you want a very smooth gravy, do not add the herbs back.)
  • Whisk 1/4 cup of broth (or water) with 2 Tbsp of flour to make a rue. Add this to the pan drippings.
  • Whisk in the sherry, chives, sliced mushrooms, and pepper. Cook it down on the stove until it starts to look like gravy. Depending on how much pan drippings you have and the consistency you want, you may need to add a little more flour mixed with broth.
Herb Roasted Turkey Marinade and Mushroom Gravy

Because the turkey is marinated overnight, it is as tender as can be.  Roast it in a roasting pan in the oven or smoke it, if you prefer.

The mushroom with sherry gravy is wonderful too because it becomes infused with the herbs from the turkey juices.

Turkey Gravy with Mushrooms and Sherry

It’s always best to find a turkey that is free from antibiotics and hormones and raised on a free-range, organic farm.

Serve it for Thanksgiving or any other “turkey” occasion.

I did a roundup of my Thanksgiving favorite recipes here.

What’s your favorite way to roast a turkey?   Please leave a comment and share it.

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