Miso-Rubbed Turkey with Turkey Gravy

Ingredients

• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 12- to 14-lb turkey, any feathers and quills removed and neck and giblets reserved
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 9 cups turkey stock
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• + 6 more ingredients
• • 2 small metal picks or skewers
  • 1 19- by 13-inch flameproof roasting pan with a rack
  • 1 instant-read thermometer
  • 1 medium onion
  • ½ cup miso (white or red fermented-soybean paste)
  • kitchen string

Peel and chop 1 onion quarter, then pulse in a food processor until finely chopped. Add miso and purée until smooth. Add 1/2 stick softened butter and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and purée until combined (mixture will appear curdled). Put oven rack in lowest position and preheat oven to 350°F. Rinse turk...

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