Roasted Turkey with Garlic Aioli with Saffron and Orange

Ingredients:

• 14 lb whole turkey cleaned
• 10 oz. Carrots
• 10 oz. Onion
• 10 oz. celery
• Delicious & Sons Garlic Aioli with Saffron & Orange (Buy now!) 
• Fresh sage
• Fresh tarragon
• Salt & pepper
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Butcher’s twine

Preparation:

1. Pre-heat oven to 400ºF
2. Salt and pepper entire bird, inside and out
3. In a bowl place the chopped vegetables and herbs, and mix with a spoonful of olive oil, a tablespoon of Aioli and blend well.
4. Place the turkey in a roasting pan and place several spoonfuls of the vegetable mix inside the cavity of the turkey, and the remaining vegetables spread around the base of the roasting pan.
5. Spoon the Garlic Aioli on the turkey and rub the entire bird with aioli until it is completely coated, every fold under the wings, etc.
6. Fill the pan with about 1/2 inch of stock or water
7. Cover with aluminum foil and roast for 1h45m, make sure the vegetables don’t dry out, add stock or water if necessary, so there is liquid to use in the gravy.
8. After the first 1h45m, rotate the roasting pan 180-degrees and cook, still covered, for another 40 minutes
9. Remove aluminum and continue to cook for another 40 minutes, until turkey is golden on all sides, and a meat thermometer reads 165ºF in the breast or 180ºF in the thigh.
10. Remove from oven and set aside 5-10 minutes before carving
11. Save all the liquid from the roasting pan for the gravy
12. Carve and serve hot.