Cranberry-Orange Glazed Turkey

Name: Cranberry-Orange Glazed Turkey
Prep time: 3 h 40 min
Cook time: 3 h 40 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters packed brown sugar; 2 Tbsps butter or margarine, melted; 2 teaspoons coarse ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons kosher (coarse) salt; 158 milliliters orange juice; 2 Tbsps grated orange peel; 5 kilograms whole turkey , thawed if frozen; 397 grams can whole berry cranberry sauce

Cranberry-Orange Glazed Turkey might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 12 servings with 552 calories, 70g of protein, and 20g of fat each. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 40 minutes. Head to the store and pick up brown sugar, butter, orange peel, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the orange juice you could follow this main course with the Plum Sherbert with Orange Juice and Plum Wine as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F. In 1-quart saucepan, heat brown sugar, orange peel, orange juice and cranberry sauce to boiling. Reduce heat to low; simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Cool completely. Set aside 1/2 cup cranberry mixture for basting; refrigerate remaining cranberry mixture for serving.

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Cranberry Sauce

Orange Juice

Brown Sugar

Orange Zest

Cranberries

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Sauce Pan

Oven

Fold wings across back of turkey so tips are touching. Tie legs together with heavy string. On rack in shallow roasting pan, place turkey, breast side up.

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Whole Turkey

Chicken Wings

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Roasting Pan

Brush butter over turkey.

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Butter

Whole Turkey

Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh and does not touch bone.

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Salt And Pepper

Bone

Meat

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Kitchen Thermometer

Roast uncovered 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours, basting with 1/2 cup cranberry mixture after 2 hours. Turkey is done when thermometer reads at least 165°F and legs move easily when lifted or twisted.

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Cranberries

Whole Turkey

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Kitchen Thermometer

Place turkey on warm platter; cover with foil.

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Whole Turkey

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Aluminum Foil