Roasted Turkey with White Wine-Sage Sauce

Ingredients

• Garnishes: fresh sage sprigs, Roasted Roots
• ¼ cup fresh sage leaves, thinly sliced
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 (13-pound) fresh turkey
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ cup whole black peppercorns
• 1 cup kosher salt
• + 6 more ingredients
• • 2 gallons water
  • 1 (10-pound) bag crushed ice
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup whipping cream
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1 ½ cups pinot grigio wine

Combine first 3 ingredients in a bowl. Remove giblets and neck from turkey; reserve for other uses. Rinse turkey thoroughly with cold water. Drain body cavity well; pat dry. Rub 1 cup salt mixture over turkey and inside body and neck cavities.

Pour 1 gallon of water into a clean 28-quart...

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