Apple-Poblano Whole Roast Turkey

Name: Apple-Poblano Whole Roast Turkey
Prep time: 16 h 6 min
Cook time: 16 h 6 min
Total time: 16 h 6 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters apple cider; 2 liters apple cider; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps black peppercorns, crushed; 118 milliliters packed brown sugar; 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 2 Tbsps butter; 237 milliliters cilantro leaves; 59 milliliters 1.13 ounces all-purpose flour (about; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh cilantro; 3 Gala apples, quartered and divided; 5 garlic cloves, crushed; 0 teaspoons ground coriander; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoons ground red pepper; 1 jalapeño pepper, quartered lengthwise; 79 milliliters kosher salt; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 710 milliliters fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth, divided; 473 milliliters chopped onion; 1 teaspoons dried oregano; 2 poblano chiles, quartered, seeded, and divided; 5 kilograms organic fresh turkey; 710 milliliters water; 2 liters water

Apple-Poblano Whole Roast Turkey requires roughly 16 hours and 6 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains around 72g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 653 calories. Thanksgiving will be even more special with this recipe. A mixture of lime juice, kosher salt, kosher salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the lime juice you could follow this main course with the Lime Angel Food Cake with Lime Glaze and Pistachios as a dessert. A couple people really liked this main course.

Instructions

To prepare brine, combine first 6 ingredients, stirring well.

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Brine

To prepare turkey, remove giblets and neck from turkey; reserve neck and giblets. Trim excess fat.

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Whole Turkey

Place a turkey-sized oven bag inside a second bag to form a double thickness.

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Whole Turkey

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Oven

Place bags in a large stockpot.

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Pot

Place turkey inside inner bag.

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Whole Turkey

Add brine. Secure bags with several twist ties. Refrigerate 12 to 24 hours.

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Brine

Preheat oven to 50

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Oven

Remove turkey from bags; discard brine. Pat turkey dry. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Whole Turkey

Brine

Meat

Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and next 6 ingredients (through coriander) in a small bowl. Rub spice mixture under loosened skin over flesh.

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Coriander

Sugar

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Bowl

Place 1 apple quarter and 1 poblano quarter in the neck cavity; close skin flap. Arrange 5 apple quarters, 1 poblano quarter, and 1 cup cilantro leaves in the body cavity. Secure legs with kitchen twine. Arrange turkey, neck, and giblets on the rack of a roasting pan coated with cooking spray. Arrange remaining 6 apple quarters and 6 poblano quarters in bottom of roasting pan coated with cooking spray.

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Fresh Cilantro

Cooking Spray

Poblano Pepper

Whole Turkey

Apple

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Kitchen Twine

Roasting Pan

Place rack with turkey in pan. Roast at 500 for 30 minutes.

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Whole Turkey

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Frying Pan

Reduce oven temperature to 350 (do not remove turkey from oven).

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Whole Turkey

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Oven

Place a foil tent over turkey breast.

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Turkey Breast

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Aluminum Foil

Pour 3 cups water in bottom of pan.

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Water

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Frying Pan

Bake turkey at 350 for 40 minutes. Rotate turkey, and baste with 3/4 cup broth. Roast for 30 minutes; rotate turkey. Baste with 3/4 cup broth. Roast 20 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh registers 16

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Whole Turkey

Broth

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Remove from oven.

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Place turkey, breast side down, on a jelly-roll pan or cutting board.

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Whole Turkey

Jelly

Roll

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Let stand, covered, for 30 minutes.

Serve breast side up. Chop giblets. Discard neck.

Strain pan drippings through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Sieve

Bowl

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Add onion; saut for 5 minutes or until translucent. Stir in reserved chopped giblets and garlic; saut 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup, and level with a knife.

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Garlic

All Purpose Flour

Onion

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Sprinkle flour over onion mixture; saute 2 minutes, stirring frequently.

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Onion

Add drippings, remaining 1 1/2 cups broth, and 1 cup apple cider; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until reduced to 3 cups (about 15 minutes). Strain through a sieve over a bowl, and discard solids. Stir in chopped cilantro and lime juice. Discard turkey skin; carve.

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Apple Cider