Elaines Old Fashioned Down Home Turkey Dinner Recipe

How to make it

---

• Roast the bird at 325*F for three hours, covered with tinfoil.
• Add 4 cups of water to the roaster to create steam and help with the gravy...
• After the initial three hours, remove the foil, baste, and turn up the heat to 350*F for the next two hours.
• Add the yams and potatoes now.
• Baste often, basting the potatoes and yams along with the bird.
• ----------
• For the gravy:
• Make a roux of 1/2 cup creamery butter, with 1/2 cup rice flour. Combine well, then:
• Remove the liquid from the roaster, and transfer to roux in cooking pot.
• Stir until it begins to thicken, on low flame.
• Add salt, pepper, and parsley flakes to taste.
• Leave the gravy simmering on LOW flame until the gravy thickens enough to pour slowly from the spoon, stirring often.
• Taste and adjust to preference, adding more salt, pepper, etc... as desired.
• In the interim, slowly steam the broccoli until tender, then add 1 tsp of creamery butter to it.
• Allow the bird to rest, tented with tinfoil for 15 minutes before carving, then ring that dinner gong!
• This dinner, served with fresh rolls, will make a hit at any family get-together.
• When the meal is done, use the bird carcass to make delicious turkey soup in the slow cooker!

peppers frying   Close

dessert... listed separately   Close