Herb-Roasted Turkey With Citrus Glaze Recipe

Herb-Roasted Turkey With Citrus Glaze Recipe

Ingredients:

Bunch of sage, thyme, marjoram (fresh); chopped finely
Pan gravy
1/4 c sugar (brown); packed
1/4 c dry sherry
1/2 tsp pepper (black)
Salt
2 pcs of lemon (large)
3 pcs of lemon (large)
1 whole turkey (15 lbs)

Instructions:

Peel lemons. Save rind. Preset oven (325 degrees F). Clean turkey, chopping off the neck and removing giblets.

Squeeze out lemon juice. Place squeezed out lemons inside its cavity. Add salt.

Using a separate bowl, combine sugar, wine (sherry), and remaining lime juices. Set lemon glaze aside. Lift skin off turkey and rub the herbs, gently rubbing them on the muscle.

Transfer turkey onto a roasting dish. Season generously with pepper then salt. Insert a thermometer (oven safe) into its thigh where meat is thickest. Bake turkey for three hours.

An hour before you finish baking, coat with pan juices. About half an hour before you finish baking, coat with citrous glaze.

Bake until cooked through. Take out of the oven then set on top a serving platter. Carve and serve with more herbs, as well as lime. Serve with lemon rind roses.

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