‘Tis the season for holiday parties! Every year we host a Friendsmas, Friends Christmas! There are usually around 25 people. We’ve done this party for 5 years now. But this was the first year I used an organic turkey and decided to go with a Raised Without Antibiotics Whole Turkey from Rossdown Farms & Natural Foods.
I have 2 Turkey secrets when I’m prepping for a large party.
- I prep and roast the turkey the night before (butter, salt & pepper). When it’s done roasting, I carve it and put it in the fridge. Then on the day of the party, I put the slices on a baking sheet, put a bit of chicken broth on it and pop it in the oven to warm up. NO STRESS.
- I go to Whole Foods and I buy 2 tubs of their freshly made gravy to ADD to my gravy if in case I feel like there’s not enough!
Gravy is a thing with me. I’m always worried that I won’t have enough GRAVY! Especially this time ‘cus I was using an Organic, Raised without Antibiotics, Humane turkey! Not your regular ol’ fat butterball!
So get this… I prepped and roasted my turkey like I usually do. AND the turkey came out PERFECT! Juicy! AND LOTS OF DRIPPINGS! Perfect for gravy!
It was good to know that I was using a humane turkey too. Which means this turkey was raised and produced in kinder and more responsible farming practices. This turkey wasn’t a huge fatty that was pumped up with animal by-products, hormones and antibiotics.
2 big things that stood out to me using a Rossdown Turkey compared to a Regular one:
- Moisture. It was a juicy, not dry and very tasty turkey
- GRAVY. It made a whole large sized pot of gravy. I didn’t have to add tons of hot water! AND I didn’t have to add my tubs of whole foods gravy!
Success!