Cherry-Glazed Turkey with Dried Cherry-Apple Stuffing

Name: Cherry-Glazed Turkey with Dried Cherry-Apple Stuffing
Prep time: 5 h 25 min
Cook time: 5 h 25 min
Total time: 5 h 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter or margarine; 118 milliliters cherry preserves or jam; 59 milliliters ruby port or chicken broth; 591 milliliters chicken broth (from 32-oz container); 355 milliliters dried cherries; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh sage leaves; 237 milliliters large onion, finely chopped; 237 milliliters chopped pecans; 1 teaspoons pepper; 473 milliliters medium red apples, chopped; 1 teaspoon salt; 454 grams package herb-seasoned stuffing mix; 5 kilograms whole turkey , thawed if frozen

Cherry-Glazed Turkey with Dried Cherry-Apple Stuffing might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 76g of protein, 33g of fat, and a total of 833 calories. This recipe serves 12. It will be a hit at your Thanksgiving event. If you have butter, cherries, turkey, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat oven to 325F. Grease 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with shortening or cooking spray; set aside.

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Cooking Spray

Shortening

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Glass Baking Pan

Oven

Remove and discard neck and giblets from turkey. Rinse turkey inside and out with cold water; pat dry with paper towels. In small bowl, mix sage, salt and pepper; rub into turkey skin.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Turkey

Water

Sage

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Paper Towels

Bowl

In 8-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add onion; cook 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. In large bowl, thoroughly mix cooked onion and remaining stuffing ingredients.

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Stuffing

Onion

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Bowl

Turn turkey breast side down. Fill neck cavity lightly with 1 cup of the stuffing (do not pack stuffing because it will expand during roasting). Fasten neck skin of turkey to back with skewer.

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Turkey Breast

Stuffing

Whole Turkey

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Skewers

Turn turkey breast side up. Fold wings across back of turkey so tips are touching. Fill body cavity lightly with 3 cups of the stuffing (do not pack stuffing because it will expand during roasting).

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Turkey Breast

Stuffing

Whole Turkey

Chicken Wings

Place remaining stuffing in baking dish. Cover with foil; refrigerate until ready to bake. Tuck legs under band of skin at tail (if present), or tie together with heavy string.

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Stuffing

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Baking Pan

Oven

Aluminum Foil

On rack in shallow roasting pan, place turkey, breast side up. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh and does not touch bone.

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Whole Turkey

Bone

Meat

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Kitchen Thermometer

Roasting Pan

Cover turkey loosely with foil or roaster cover; roast 3 hours. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix glaze ingredients; set aside.

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Whole Turkey

Glaze

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Roasting Pan

Bowl

Aluminum Foil

Uncover turkey and place foil-covered baking dish with stuffing in oven. Roast 45 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes longer, brushing turkey with glaze frequently, until thermometer reads 165F and drumsticks move easily when lifted or twisted. Thermometer inserted in center of stuffing in turkey should read 165F.

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Chicken Drumsticks