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Summary
This gets a delicious lift from lemon in the butter, in the gravy, and under the skin, plus a shortcut for "preserved" lemons.
Ingredients
- 1 large lemon
- 1 small head of garlic
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh fennel fronds
- 1 small shallot, chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large pinch of powdered saffron or saffron threads
- 1 14- to 16-pound turkey, rinsed, patted dry inside and out; neck, heart, and gizzard reserved for Shortcut Turkey Stock
- 3 lemons, cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices
- 10 fresh Italian parsley sprigs
- 6 fresh sage sprigs
- 6 fresh fennel fronds
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups Shortcut Turkey Stock or water
- 2 cups (or more) Shortcut Turkey Stock
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon chopped fennel fronds
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage
- 1/2 cup crème fraîche* (optional)
Instructions
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 10
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 254 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 21 g 32.41%
- Saturated Fat: 12 g 59%
- Trans Fat: 1 g %
- Cholesterol: 53 mg 17.54%
- Sodium: 3457 mg 144.04%
- Calcium: 45 mg 4.49%
- Potassium: 298 mg 8.53%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 3.91%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 11 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g 7.66%
- Sugar: 6 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 28.22%
- Vitamin C 23.98%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat4
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables1
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total1 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq