Roast Turkey With Make-Ahead Gravy | Community Recipes | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Ingredients

• 18 pounds turkey
• 2 teaspoons salt (or to taste)
• 2 teaspoons pepper (or to taste)
• 2 cups fresh sage (or 2 tablespoons of dried sage)
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 pounds chicken necks (or turkey necks, or a combination - plus the contents of a bag of giblets inside the turkey)
• 1 pound chicken gizzards and hearts (or turkey, or a combination - optional)
• ½ pound chicken liver (or turkey livers, or a combination - optional)
• 8 cups water
• 1 stick butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons salt (or to taste)