Roasted Turducken with Pan Gravy

Serves 20
Time 6 hrs 40 min

Surprise your Thanksgiving guests with this culinary masterpiece, a delicious combination of a chicken stuffed into a duck, stuffed into a turkey with layers of flavorful stuffing in between. Our butchers have done the work — including the deboning — so you can easily cook a satisfying centerpiece that will spark conversation and fill plates.

Ingredients

    8 tablespoons(1 stick) unsalted butter, divided
    1(16- to 18-pound) turducken
    2 teaspoonscoarse sea salt
    1 teaspoonground black pepper
    4 cupslow-sodium turkey or chicken broth, divided
    1/4 cupall-purpose flour

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Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a small saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons of the butter.


Place turducken on a rack set in a large roasting pan.


Brush skin with 2 tablespoons of the melted butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.


Pour 1 1/2 cups of the broth into the pan. Tent turducken loosely with aluminum foil.


Roast, basting turducken with remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter and pan drippings every hour, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of stuffed turducken registers 165°F, about 6 hours.


Remove foil after 5 hours of cooking to allow skin to crisp. Transfer turducken to a large cutting board and let rest for 30 minutes before carving.


Pour drippings from the roasting pan through a fine-mesh strainer into a heat-proof measuring cup and let sit for 1 minute; spoon off any fat that floats to the surface.


Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in flour and cook until smooth.


Add remaining 2 1/2 cups broth and pan drippings and whisk constantly until smooth.


Cook, stirring frequently, until gravy thickens slightly, 8 to 10 minutes.


To carve turducken, first remove turkey legs and wings.


Cut remaining turducken lengthwise in half.


Carefully turn first half, cut-side down, on the cutting board and slice crosswise into 1 1/2-inch-wide slices. Repeat with remaining half.


Transfer slices to a platter and serve with a large spatula to keep slices intact. Serve with warm gravy.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

470

Total Fat

24g

Saturated Fat

9g

Cholesterol

185mg

Sodium

350mg

Total Carbohydrate

2g

Dietary Fiber

0g

Total Sugars

0g

Protein

58g

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