Molasses-Glazed Turkey

Name: Molasses-Glazed Turkey
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters apple cider; 2 mediums apples, quartered; 8 servings Black pepper; 59 milliliters melted butter; 473 milliliters chicken broth; 0 teaspoons ground cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 8 servings Kosher salt; 1 shallot, halved; 1 teaspoons sherry vinegar; 118 milliliters unsulfured molasses; 6 kilograms whole turkey

Molasses-Glazed Turkey might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 940 calories, 123g of protein, and 38g of fat. This recipe covers 42% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 4 hours.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

Equipment you will use

Oven

Remove giblets and neck, and rinse turkey with cold water.

Ingredients you will need

Whole Turkey

Water

Drain cavity well; pat dry. Stir together molasses, next 5 ingredients, and 1 tablespoon kosher salt in a small bowl.

Ingredients you will need

Kosher Salt

Molasses

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Starting at neck cavity, loosen turkey skin from breast and drumsticks without totally detaching skin; rub 1/4 cup molasses glaze under skin. Replace skin.

Ingredients you will need

Chicken Drumsticks

Molasses

Whole Turkey

Glaze

Dry Seasoning Rub

Sprinkle kosher salt and black pepper over entire bird.

Ingredients you will need

Salt And Pepper

Place shallot and apples in turkey cavity. Tie ends of legs together with kitchen string; tuck wingtips under.

Ingredients you will need

Shallot

Apple

Whole Turkey

Equipment you will use

Kitchen Twine

Place turkey, breast side up, on a roasting rack in a large, heavy roasting pan.

Ingredients you will need

Whole Turkey

Equipment you will use

Roasting Pan

Roast 1 hour and 30 minutes; brush with reserved molasses mixture, and add broth to pan. Roast, brushing with glaze every 30 minutes, 1 hour 30 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest portion of thigh registers 16

Ingredients you will need

Molasses

Broth