Slow-Roasted Turkey with Gravy

Name: Slow-Roasted Turkey with Gravy
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Ingredients: 3 medium, onions, chopped medium; 3 medium, celery ribs, chopped medium; 2 medium, carrots, peeled and chopped medium; 5 sprigs, fresh thyme; 5 medium, garlic cloves, peeled and halved; 1 cup, low-sodium chicken broth; 1 whole, bone-in, skin-on turkey breast (5 to 7 pounds), trimmed of excess fat and patted dry with paper towels (see note); 4 pounds, turkey drumsticks and thighs, trimmed of excess fat and patted dry with paper towels (see note); 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 1 tablespoon, table salt; 2 teaspoons, ground black pepper; 2 cups, low-sodium chicken broth; 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 3 tablespoons, unbleached all-purpose flour; 2 , bay leaves; , Salt and ground black pepper

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2008, America's Test Kitchen TV

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Turkey

Roasting a whole turkey is a race to keep the white meat from drying out while the dark meat cooks through. So who says you have to roast it whole?

SERVES10 to 12

TIME4 hours, plus 50 minutes resting

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our roasted turkey recipe, we solved the problem of bringing the dark meat up to temperature without overcooking the white meat by forgoing a whole turkey in favor of a breast and two leg quarters, which we roasted on a rack over baking...

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