Maple-Glazed Turkey

Name: Maple-Glazed Turkey
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 Tbsps butter, softened; 118 milliliters chicken broth; 8 servings Cider-Roasted Vegetables; 118 milliliters dry vermouth; 8 servings Chestnut Fig Stuffing; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh sage; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh thyme; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 118 milliliters maple syrup; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 59 milliliters orange juice; 0 teaspoons freshly ground pepper; 5 kilograms turkey, rinsed and dried well

Maple-Glazed Turkey might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 891 calories, 105g of protein, and 39g of fat. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up turkey, sage, cider-roasted vegetables, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and primal diet.

Instructions

Heat oven to 450 F. In a small bowl, combine the maple syrup and orange juice to make a glaze; set aside.

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Orange Juice

Maple Syrup

Glaze

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Bowl

Oven

Place the turkey in a large metal roasting pan, breast-side down. Rub the turkey with half the oil and sprinkle with half the salt and pepper. Turn the turkey over and carefully separate the skin from the breast.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Turkey

Cooking Oil

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Roasting Pan

Combine the thyme, sage, and butter and spread it under the skin. Tie the legs together with cooking twine. Rub the surface of the turkey with the remaining oil and sprinkle with the remaining salt and pepper. (The recipe can be prepared to this point up to 1 day ahead; cover and keep refrigerated.)

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Salt And Pepper

Butter

Spread

Whole Turkey

Thyme

Sage

Cooking Oil

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Kitchen Twine

Place the turkey and the Chestnut-Fig Stuffing in the oven. After 30 minutes, pour the orange-maple glaze over the turkey and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Continue roasting, basting with the pan drippings every 30 minutes. Roast the turkey for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until a thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 165 F.

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Chestnuts

Stuffing

Orange

Whole Turkey

Glaze

Maple Syrup

Figs

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Aluminum Foil

Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Frying Pan

Remove the stuffing after 1 hour and set aside.

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Stuffing

Put the Cider-Roasted Vegetables in the oven.

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Vegetable

Cider

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Oven

Remove the turkey from the roasting pan and let rest, covered, for 15 minutes.

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Whole Turkey

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Roasting Pan

Pour off the excess fat from the pan, add the vermouth, and cook over medium heat on the stovetop until the liquid is reduced by half, about 2 minutes.

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Vermouth