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.
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
Saturated Fat
Cholesterol
Sodium
Total Carbohydrate
Dietary Fiber
Total Sugars
Protein
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