Misc spices- e.g. Season all, Italian seasoning, pepper, salt, Ms. Dash, Sage,5 spice, lemon pepper,
flour or arrowroot, white wine for gravy
Instructions
Select turkey.
Take out gizzards / heart / liver and neck. Rinse all parts
thoroughly. With a sharp Knife put small cuts inside the cavities
to allow seasonings to penetrate.
Put the bird into a plastic roasting bag.
In a large bowl mix your seasonings---
garlic, ginger, soy sauce, worstershire, pineapple juice, balsamic
vinegar, white wine, brandy, rum, spices
Turn turkey on breast area (upside down)
Pour contents inside both cavities and on top of bird .
Seal bag - roll around making sure all parts are getting soaked.
Alternate sides every hour or so.
Let marinate with breast down over night with neck in bag also.
see stuffing recipe on next recipe input
Take turkey out of bag--
Separate skin from meat and shove in pads of butter between
the layers, especially in legs.
Stuff wish bone cavity first and pin flaps closed.
Stuff breast cavity and fold legs shut.
Put into new baking bag in large cooking pan.
Pour contents of marinade onto turkey inside the new bag.
Seal bag and cut a few 1/2” cuts into top of bag. ( read bag
directions).
Place remaining stuffing in baking dish and cover with tin foil for
later. Hide or you will find it
mysteriously disappears during the cooking period.
Preheat over to 425º
Put turkey in oven and lower heat to 350 after 10 mins.
Cook for 1 1/2 hours at 350 and reduce heat to 225.
Cook on low heat for 4 or 5 or 6 hours depending on size.
Take out of oven
slice bag under the turkey to let juices out of bag and into the
cooking pan.
Use bag and utensils to lift turkey onto serving platter.
slice bag at one end and over the top with scissors and while
holding bird with utensils pull the bag out from under it.
Take some of the gravy and pour it onto the remaining stuffing
and bake for 20 minutes.
Make gravy from dripping-
Cook in large pan on range at high heat--bring to rapid boil add -
1 cup water or wine and bring back to boil
evaporate for 5 minutes or more
make mixture of water and flower and add slowly while mixing
vigorously until it thickens to desired texture.
Note - 16 pound 4 hour simmer was too long. Try 3 or check at 3
Originally Submitted
3/29/2011
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