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Crab orange glazed turkey

Cranberry Orange Glazed Turkey

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 40 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • Turkey (I used 2 wings and 2 thighs)
  • Thyme
  • Olive oil
  • Cranberry juice concentrate
  • Orange juice concentrate
  • Chicken broth (optional)
  • Orange Marmalade
  • Seasoning cube
  • Ground black pepper
  • Onion powder
  • Butter
  • Rosemary
  • Salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

  2. Clean up the turkey and use paper towels to pat dry (very dry) the turkey.

    Turkey for cranb
  3. In a small bowl, mix the seasoning cube, salt, thyme, onion powder, ground black pepper, and oil.

  4. Rub the mixture over the turkey, gently lift the skin off (don't rip it off) and rub the mixture inside and out.

    rub the mixture on the turkey
  5. Place the turkey on a baking sheet and roast for about 90 minutes(the size of the turkey will determine the roasted time, but for the size I used, I roasted it for the stated time).

  6. Remove the turkey from the oven

  7. Brush the cranberry orange glaze (recipe below) over the turkey.  I slashed the turkey a little bit before brushing the glaze, this step is optional you can brush the glaze without slashing the turkey.




    brush the cranb glaze
  8. My turkey had some dripping so I didn't use any chicken broth. If your turkey doesn't have any dripping, pour a 1/2-1 cup of chicken broth in the baking sheet so the glaze doesn't burn.

  9. Cover the turkey and return to the oven and roast for about 20-25 minutes or until the thermometer reads 170 degrees F.

  10. Remove the cover and turn the oven off. Leave the turkey to rest, transfer the turkey to a plate and brush the remaining glaze and leave for about 10 minutes.

  11. Drizzle the remaining glaze over the turkey.

    Cranberry orange glaze is ready. Enjoy.

  12. For Cranberry Orange Glaze

  13. Pour the cranberry and orange juices concentrate in a pot, add rosemary and orange marmalade ( I used one cup of both juices and 1/2 cup of marmalade, you can double it or half it)  and put on a heat over a medium-high heat and bring to a boil. 

    cranb mixture
  14. Stir occasionally and let the mixture reduces (thickens)

    reduced cranb glaze
  15. Add butter, salt, and pepper.

Recipe Notes

Note: You can use any herb of your choice.