Roast Turkey with Pomegranate Glaze

Name: Roast Turkey with Pomegranate Glaze
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 carrot, peeled, cut into 2-inch pieces; 1 celery stalk, cut into 2-inch pieces; 1 Tbsp coarse kosher salt; 1 lemon, quartered; 10 fresh mint sprigs; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 onion, quartered; 237 milliliters orange juice; 4 fresh parsley sprigs; 118 milliliters pomegranate molasses; 1 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper; 5 kilograms turkey; neck, heart, and gizzard reserved; 3 Tbsps chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 liters water

Roast Turkey with Pomegranate Glaze might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 1240 calories, 138g of protein, and 61g of fat each. This recipe covers 52% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Thanksgiving will be even more special with this recipe. If you have carrot, turkey; neck, lemon, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lemon you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine first 5 ingredients and reserved neck, heart, and gizzard in saucepan. Simmer over medium heat. Simmer until giblet broth is reduced to 3 3/4 cups, about 1 hour. Strain; discard solids. Chill 3/4 cup broth for Bread Dressing with Dried Apricots, Pistachios, and Mint.

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Dried Apricots

Pistachio Nuts

Bread

Broth

Mint

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Sauce Pan

Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 400°F. Rinse turkey inside and out and pat dry.

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Whole Turkey

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Oven

Whisk orange juice and next 4 ingredients in small bowl to blend for glaze.

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Orange Juice

Glaze

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Whisk

Bowl

Place turkey on rack in heavy large roasting pan. Starting at neck end, carefully slide hand between skin and breast, thighs, and legs to loosen skin. Using pastry brush or hand, apply thin coat of pomegranate glaze over meat under skin. Stuff main cavity with lemon, quartered onion, and mint. Tuck wing tips under; tie legs together loosely.

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Pomegranate

Whole Turkey

Glaze

Lemon

Onion

Meat

Mint

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Pastry Brush

Roasting Pan

Brush turkey with some of remaining glaze.

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Whole Turkey

Glaze

Roast turkey 20 minutes.

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Whole Turkey

Pour 1 cup giblet broth into pan; brush turkey with glaze. Roast 20 minutes; brush with glaze. Roast 20 minutes.

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Whole Turkey

Broth

Glaze

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Frying Pan

Add 1 cup broth to pan, brush with glaze, and cover turkey loosely with foil. Roast 20 minutes.

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Whole Turkey

Broth

Glaze

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Aluminum Foil

Frying Pan

Brush with glaze and reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Continue to roast until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175°F, brushing with glaze every 20 minutes, about 1 hour 10 minutes longer, about 2 1/2 hours total.

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Glaze

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Transfer turkey to platter. Tent loosely with foil.

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Whole Turkey

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Aluminum Foil

Let stand 30 minutes (internal temperature will increase 5 to 10 degrees).

Meanwhile, tilt roasting pan and spoon fat from surface of juices.

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Roasting Pan

Add 1 cup giblet broth to pan.

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Broth

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Frying Pan

Place pan over 2 burners. Bring to simmer over medium-high heat, scraping up browned bits.

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Frying Pan

Add chilled butter and simmer until gravy is smooth, whisking. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Butter

Gravy

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Whisk

Serve turkey with gravy.

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Whole Turkey

Gravy

*A thick pomegranate syrup available at Middle Eastern markets, some supermarkets, and by mail from Adriana's Caravan (adrianascaravan.com). Do not use cane sugar molasses.

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Molasses