Roast Turkey With Herb Butter And Caramelized Onion Gravy

Wonderful sweet gravy; for those looking for something a bit different than traditional turkey gravy. or skip the gravy recipe and make the herb butter and use the pan drippings to create your own gravy recipe. fabulous rub for turkey!!

Steps

For gravy base:.

Melt butter in large pot over medium-high heat.

Add onions and saut until deep brown , about 40 minutes.

Mix in rosemary and thyme , then flour.

Stir 1 minute.

Add vinegar and honey.

Simmer until thickened , about 2 minutes.

For turkey:.

Mix butter and herbs in small bowl.

Rinse turkey inside and out.

Pat dry.

Place on rack set in large roasting pan.

Sprinkle inside and out with salt and pepper.

Starting at neck end , slide hand between skin and breast meat to loosen skin.

Spread 1 / 4 cup herb butter over breast meat under skin.

Rub remaining butter over outside of turkey.

Place turkey parts and onion quarters in pan around turkey.

Set rack at lowest position in oven and preheat to 350f.

If stuffing turkey , spoon stuffing loosely into main cavity and neck cavity.

Tuck wing.

Roast turkey uncovered 1 hour.

Tent turkey breast and tops of drumsticks loosely with foil.

Roast 1 hour longer.

Add 1 cup broth , herb sprigs , and bay leaf to drippings .

Ingredients

butter, onions, fresh rosemary, fresh thyme, all-purpose flour, balsamic vinegar, honey, whole turkey, onion, low sodium chicken broth, rosemary sprigs, fresh thyme sprigs, bay leaf