Roast Turkey With Oyster Stuffing

"I like oysters, but I didn't know I'd like them in stuffing. I like the combination of leeks and oysters. This recipe came from Betty Crocker's Old-Fashioned Cookbook. You can substitute 2-8 ounce cans oysters for the shucked oysters."
 
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Ready In:
4hrs 45mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
14-16
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat 1/2 cup butter in Dutch oven over medium heat until melted.
  • Cook and stir celery and leeks in butter until tender. Remove from heat.
  • Stir in remaining ingredients except turkey and melted butter.
  • Stir in enough reserved oyster liquid, if necessary, to moisten stuffing.
  • Heat oven to 325. Fill wishbone area of turkey lightly with stuffing.
  • Fasten neck skin to back with skewers.
  • Fold wings across back with tips touching.
  • Fill body cavity lightly. (Do not pack--stuffing will expand while cooking.).
  • Tuck drumsticks under band of skin at tail, or tie to skewer to tail.
  • Spoon remaining stuffing into small greased casserole. Cover and refrigerate.
  • Place in oven with turkey during last 30 minutes of roasting.
  • Place turkey, breast side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan.
  • Brush with melted butter.
  • Insert meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh muscle or thickest part of breast meat and does not touch bone.
  • Roast uncovered 3 1/2 to 4 hours or until thermometer registers 185.
  • Brush turkey with pan drippings 2 or 3 times during roasting.
  • Place a tent of aluminum foil loosely over turkey when it begins to turn golden.
  • After 2 1/2 hours, cut band or remove skewer holding legs.
  • Let stand about 20 minutes for easiest carving.
  • As soon as possible after serving, remove every bit of stuffing from turkey.
  • Cool stuffing and turkey meat promptly. Refrigerate separately.
  • Use stuffing within 1 or 2 days and turkey meat within 2 or 3 days. Turkey meat can be frozen up to 3 weeks.

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