PINOT GRIGIO WITH TURKEY RECIPES

Steps:

• In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 12 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours., Stir in seafood. Cook, covered, until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork and shrimp turn pink, 20-30 minutes longer., Remove bay leaf. Stir in parsley.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic and cook until onion is soft, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in flour and cook until golden, about 2 minutes. Stir in 1 cup of broth and scrape up any browned bits and smooth out any lumps; transfer to slow cooker.
•  Stir in remaining broth, water, wine, sage, and bay leaves into the slow cooker.
• Season turkey with salt and pepper, place skin side up in the slow cooker, cover and cook 5 to 7 hours on low, or until the turkey reaches 165 degrees with an instant-read thermometer
• Transfer turkey to a cutting board tent loosely with foil and let it rest 20 minutes.
• Let braising liquid settle for 5 minutes, then remove the fat from the surface using a large spoon or a gravy fat separator.
• Strain braising liquid into saucepan, discard celery, bay leaves and simmer until thickened, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Discard the skin and carve the turkey and serve with gravy.