Roast Turkey With Cranberry-Orange Sauce - Holidays
Tittle: Roast Turkey with cranberry-orange sauce
Cook time: 3 hours
Level: Medium
Serving: 8
Ingredients:
Turkey:
6 pounds whole turkey
1/4 cup olive oil
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Cranberry- orange Sauce:
1/4 cup orange juice
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 package (12-ounce) cranberries, rinsed and sorted
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons finely grated orange peel
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1 orange, thinly sliced
Directions:
First preheat oven to 450°F
Wash and dry turkey inside and out. Rub turkey with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Cut a long length of aluminum foil, enough to wrap loosely around the turkey. Lay it across the bottom of your roasting pan with edges overlapping the sides of the pan. Place a rack on top of the foil and set the turkey breast-side up on the rack. Bring ends of foil up around turkey and crimp together along top of turkey. Foil should be loosely wrapped around turkey and crimped together at ends. Put turkey in oven and roast for 15 minutes. Turn heat down to 375°F and cook until done. (2-2/12 hours)
During roasting, the turkey should be basted occasionally and turned 3 times, that is, rolled onto all of its sides. Open foil to do this and turn turkey first on one side, then on another, then upside down. Finally, turn it right side up and remove foil for final browning.
The turkey is done when you stick a fork, knife, or skewer in and clear juice (not pink) runs out. Remove turkey from oven and let sit 15-30 minutes before serving so that juices will be reabsorbed by the flesh.
Sauce:
Combine orange and lemon juice, cranberries, sugar and orange peel in a microwave-safe bowl.
Microwave on HIGH for 6 minutes, covered, or until cranberries burst, stirring frequently. Fold in nuts.
Pour into a serving dish, and garnish with orange slices.
Personal Suggestion: This is a great way to have a christmas holiday dinner. Serve with rice, potato, or salad.
December 31st, 2008 at 6:04 am
I just tried your recipe today and wanted to say thank you, because it was really tasty!