Perfect Roast Turkey with Stuffing

Ingredients (35)

• For the stuffing:
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 large yellow onion, finely diced
• 10 slices day-old bread, cut into cubes
• 1 teaspoon sea salt or Himalayan salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• pinch ground nutmeg
• 4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature, chopped
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten to break up the yolk
• 1/4 cup chopped pistachios
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup chicken broth
• For the turkey:
• 12 to 14 pound whole turkey
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 11/2 to 2 tablespoons sea salt, or to taste
• Fresh ground black pepper
• 1 bunch fresh rosemary
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 4 cloves garlic, cut in half, longwise
• Optional suggestions for vegetables:
• 2 red onions, quartered
• 2 large carrots, cut into 3-inch pieces
• 2 ribs celery, cut into 3-inch pieces
• 2 apples, quartered
• 1 head of garlic, cut in in half, crosswise
• For serving:
• 11/2 pound pumpkin, cut into 1-inch thick slices
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 clementines, sliced, for garnish, optional
• Fresh herbs, for garnish, optional