Either way is fine.
If you have vegetarians coming, roast them separately, serve separately...so they are not full of meat fat and flavor.
Otherwise your choice. Potatoes take about an hour, fennel maybe a little less. So if you are doing them with the turkey, remove after about an hour, and rewarm later. Or add to the roasting pan (cut up) for the last hour.
Make sure they are in some fat or liquid so they don't roast too dry or burn.
I have to interject here. If you cook the vegetables with the turkey and remove after an hour, there's a good chance you might get some undercooked turkey juices with your veggies. If you go the cook together route, they should be added later.
Brian - ok, good point. I was assuming and didn't write that they would be reheated before serving, thus not serving un(der)cooked turkey juices. I stand corrected.
hi robyn! they'll roast much faster than the turkey, so i'd say to roast them separately—and if you want some of the flavor from the turkey, you could wait for the turkey to come out of the oven, toss the chopped potatoes and fennel with some of the turkey drippings, and then put the vegetables in the oven while the turkey rests.
As Julia Child always taught us, don't crowd the pan! Vegetables should be roasted at a high temperature (i.e. higher than you'll cook your turkey) so use a separate pan and cook them when the turkey's out of the oven.
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If you have vegetarians coming, roast them separately, serve separately...so they are not full of meat fat and flavor.
Otherwise your choice. Potatoes take about an hour, fennel maybe a little less. So if you are doing them with the turkey, remove after about an hour, and rewarm later. Or add to the roasting pan (cut up) for the last hour.
Make sure they are in some fat or liquid so they don't roast too dry or burn.
I have to interject here. If you cook the vegetables with the turkey and remove after an hour, there's a good chance you might get some undercooked turkey juices with your veggies. If you go the cook together route, they should be added later.
B