Stuffed Roast Turkey

Ingredients

Turkey

• 1-10 lb turkey, cleaned
• 1/2 lb hot chili pepper butter (see my posted recipe for pepper butter)
• 1 lemon, juice of
• salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste

Sauce

• 1 onion, cubed
• 1 celery, cut in large pieces
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon celery, seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups chicken stock, heated
• salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste

Directions

1. 1

   preheat oven to 400*F.

2. 2

   season cavity of turkey with salt and pepper.

3. 3

   fill with stuffing. carefully peel away skin from meat on breast portions of turkey. slide pieces of chili pepper butter between skin and meat. truss turkey and season well. sprinkle with lemon juice.

4. 4

   place turkey in large roasting pan. cook 30 minutes at 400*F (160"C); continue cooking 2 hours and 30 minutes. baste turkey every 15 minutes.

5. 5

   Note: if breast of turkey browns too quickly, cover with sheet of aluminum foil.

6. 6

   remove cooked turkey from roasting pan and keep hot but do not carve.

7. 7

   to make sauce, place roasting pan on stove over high heat. add vegetables and seasonings, cook 7 minutes. mix flour and cook 4 minutes over medium heat. pour chicken stock and mix well. cook 7 minutes.

8. 8

   strain sauce and serve with turkey.