Maple-Bacon Glazed Turkey with Wild Rice & Cornbread Stuffing & Bourbon Gravy

Ingredients

• One 12- to 13-lb. turkey, preferably fresh, defrosted if frozen
• 4 to 6 cups homemade or low-salt turkey stock or chicken broth; more if needed
• 1 recipe Wild Rice & Cornbread Stuffing
• ½ cup reserved apple or pear cider from the stuffing
• 2 ripe pears, peeled, cored, and diced
• 6 strips good-quality bacon
• ½ cup real maple syrup
• + 2 more ingredients
• • 3 Tbs. all-purpose flour
  • 2 Tbs. bourbon; more to taste

Remove the neck and giblets from the turkey. Discard the liver (or use it for chopped liver). Simmer the turkey neck, heart, and gizzard in the stock or broth for half an hour to give it a meatier flavor; strain out the giblets before using the stock. Rinse the turkey inside and out and pat it dr...

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