Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This year’s turkey is subtle, flavorful, and plays nice with everything else at your Thanksgiving spread. Per usual, it’s roasted on a sheet pan alongside some fresh fennel and gorgeous leeks, both of which get nicely caramelized as the turkey roasts. And don’t let the word fennel scare you — the turkey doesn’t scream it so much as it whispers it (but if you love fennel, go forth and increase the amount.) There’s also garlic, sage and lots of black pepper. You can also use the same brine on two chickens instead of turkey if that’s the kind of Thanksgiving you’re having. As is the ethos of this year’s menu, both the turkey and the gravy can be prepped well in advance to make the day-of less hectic (a first for me). The turkey can be seasoned up to two days ahead, stored uncovered and refrigerated. The gravy can be made, sans turkey drippings, three days ahead, stored sealed and refrigerated. It’s a whole new world of make-ahead possibilities.
Thank you to our wonderful sponsor, Klaviyo who made this year’s episode possible! Find out more here: bit.ly/48KEt6w.
Purchase Sweet Enough HERE: bookshop.org/p/books/sweet-enough-a-baking-book-alison-roman/18720214?ean=9781984826398
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Video Chapters:
0:30 Welcome to Home Movies
1:35 Selecting a turkey
3:10 Roasting the wings
4:45 Starting the stock
5:20 Making the turkey brine
9:10 Thank you to Klaviyo
9:50 Day 2
13:50 Roasting the turkey
14:02 Basting the turkey
16:10 Carving the turkey
19:30 We did it!
Recipe Links:
alisoneroman.com/recipes/fennel-rubbed-sheet-pan-turkey-with-cider-vinegar-gravy
alisoneroman.com/recipes/golden-turkey-stock
CREDITS
Director: Doron Max Hagay @doronmaxhagay
Producer: Graham Mason @grahambomason
Photography Director: Alex Bliss @albertblimp
Audio: Catherine Hood @catherinekhood
Camera Operator: Daniel Rampulla @danielrampulla
Camera Operator: Johnny Frohman @johnnyfrohman
Graphics: Gordon Landenberger @gordonlandenberger
Editor: John Magary @johnmagary
Finishing Editor: Cooper Conley-Currier @finestworksong
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Rimmed baking sheets: amzn.to/3CnI6Do
Wire rack: amzn.to/3YOYuEd
Peeler: amzn.to/4fuCPIE
This year’s turkey is subtle, flavorful, and plays nice with everything else at your Thanksgiving spread. Per usual, it’s roasted on a sheet pan alongside some fresh fennel and gorgeous leeks, both of which get nicely caramelized as the turkey roasts. And don’t let the word fennel scare you — the turkey doesn’t scream it so much as it whispers it (but if you love fennel, go forth and increase the amount.) There’s also garlic, sage and lots of black pepper. You can also use the same brine on two chickens instead of turkey if that’s the kind of Thanksgiving you’re having. As is the ethos of this year’s menu, both the turkey and the gravy can be prepped well in advance to make the day-of less hectic (a first for me). The turkey can be seasoned up to two days ahead, stored uncovered and refrigerated. The gravy can be made, sans turkey drippings, three days ahead, stored sealed and refrigerated. It’s a whole new world of make-ahead possibilities.
Thank you to our wonderful sponsor, Klaviyo who made this year’s episode possible! Find out more here: bit.ly/48KEt6w.
Purchase Sweet Enough HERE: bookshop.org/p/books/sweet-enough-a-baking-book-alison-roman/18720214?ean=9781984826398
Purchase Nothing Fancy and Dining In HERE:
alisoneroman.com/books
Purchase Sweet Enough (AUS & UK) HERE:
cook.hardiegrant.com/sweet_enough
Video Chapters:
0:30 Welcome to Home Movies
1:35 Selecting a turkey
3:10 Roasting the wings
4:45 Starting the stock
5:20 Making the turkey brine
9:10 Thank you to Klaviyo
9:50 Day 2
13:50 Roasting the turkey
14:02 Basting the turkey
16:10 Carving the turkey
19:30 We did it!
Recipe Links:
alisoneroman.com/recipes/fennel-rubbed-sheet-pan-turkey-with-cider-vinegar-gravy
alisoneroman.com/recipes/golden-turkey-stock
CREDITS
Director: Doron Max Hagay @doronmaxhagay
Producer: Graham Mason @grahambomason
Photography Director: Alex Bliss @albertblimp
Audio: Catherine Hood @catherinekhood
Camera Operator: Daniel Rampulla @danielrampulla
Camera Operator: Johnny Frohman @johnnyfrohman
Graphics: Gordon Landenberger @gordonlandenberger
Editor: John Magary @johnmagary
Finishing Editor: Cooper Conley-Currier @finestworksong
Subscribe to A Newsletter: anewsletter.alisoneroman.com
Website: alisoneroman.com
Instagram: instagram.com/alisoneroman
Twitter: twitter.com/alisoneroman
Links:
Rimmed baking sheets: amzn.to/3CnI6Do
Wire rack: amzn.to/3YOYuEd
Peeler: amzn.to/4fuCPIE
