Roasted Pepper Turkey with Orange Liqueur
A flavorful holiday turkey seasoned with aromatic herbs, spices, and Grand Marnier liqueur, then slow-roasted to perfection with white wine and citrus. The blend of cayenne, paprika, and orange creates a unique and festive main dish.
Ingredients
- •11 pound turkey
- •½ cup white wine
- •1½ teaspoons dried basil
- •1½ teaspoons dried oregano
- •1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- •1 tablespoon paprika
- •1½ teaspoons salt
- •3 tablespoons Grand Marnier Seasoning
- •5 cloves garlic
- •2 whole carrots
- •1 whole bay leaf
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove the neck and other organs from the turkey cavity and reserve to make stock at a later time. Rinse the turkey in the sink and let the water gush inside the cavity
10 min
- 2.
Mix all ingredients for the rub together with the Grand Marnier. Spread it over the outside of the turkey, reserving 1 tablespoon. Spoon the 1 tablespoon into the cavity of the turkey. Stuff the cavity with all of the seasoning ingredients.
15 min
- 3.
Set the turkey in a roasting pan and pour in the wine. Cover the turkey with foil and roast. After 2 hours, uncover turkey and baste with the cooking juices. Continue to baste turkey with the juices every 20 minutes for the next 1 1/2 hours, until it is done. Total roasting time should be 3 1/2 hours.
210 min
- 4.
Let the turkey cool for at least 15 minutes before carving.
15 min
