Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 1 12-14 lb fresh or thawed turkey
2 medium pears, quartered
2 lemons, quartered
2 3-inch cinnamon sticks
2 1/2-inch thick slices fresh ginger
8 whole allspice
1 recipe Cherry-Pear glaze
Cherry-Pear Glaze:
3 cups pear juice
2 cinnamon sticks
2 1/2-inch slices ginger
6 whole allspice
1/2 cup cherry preserves
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1/4 tsp salt
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Directions: |
Directions:Preheat oven to 325ºF. Remove neck and giblets from turkey; discard. Rinse turkey; pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle inside of body cavity with kosher salt and pepper. Fill cavity with pears, lemons, cinnamon sticks, ginger, and allspice. Pull neck skin to back; fasten with a small skewer. Tuck wings under breast. Loop kitchen string around drumsticks; tie securely to tail. Place turkey, breast side up, on a rack in roasting pan. Brush olive oil over turkey. Sprinkle with additional salt and pepper. Insert an oven-going meat thermometer into center of an inside thigh muscle, avoiding bone. Cover loosely with foil.
Roast 2 3/4 hours. Remove foil. Roast 15-45 minutes more, or until thermometer reaches 175ºF. Generoulsy brush turkey with about 1/2 cup of the Cherry-Pear Glaze the last 20 minutes of roasting. Remove from oven.
Cover turkey with foil; let stand 15 minutes. Transfer turkey to a cutting board. Remove and discard fruits and spices from inside turkey. Serve with remaining Cherry-Pear Glaze.
Cherry-Pear Glaze:
In a medium saucepan combine pear juice, cinnamon sticks, ginger and allspice. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, about 30 minutes or until reduced to 1 1/2 cups.
Using a slotted spoon, remove spices; discard. Stir in cherry perserves, red wine vinegar and salt. |
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