Best Molasses Glazed Roast Turkey With Giblet Gravy Recipes

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PEKING-STYLE ROAST TURKEY WITH MOLASSES-SOY GLAZE AND ORANGE-GINGER GRAVY



Peking-Style Roast Turkey with Molasses-Soy Glaze and Orange-Ginger Gravy image

Provided by Sue Li

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 29

For the turkey:
One 12- to 14-pound turkey (neck, gizzard, and liver reserved), left at room temperature for 1 hour
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup orange juice (from 2 oranges), divided (reserve peels for roasting pan and 1/4 cup juice for gravy)
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons molasses
2 tablespoons rice-wine vinegar
2 tablespoons 5-spice powder
1 bunch scallions, cut into large pieces
1 celery stalk, cut into large pieces
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, such as grapeseed
For the gravy:
1 tablespoon vegetable oil, such as grapeseed
Reserved turkey neck, gizzard, and liver
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 shallot, chopped
2 garlic cloves, smashed
One 2-inch piece ginger, sliced
2 cloves
1 whole star anise
1 allspice berry
4 cups low-sodium chicken or turkey broth
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup fresh orange juice (reserved from above)
Special equipment:
a large stock pot or lobster pot (16-quart or larger), a roasting pan with rack, kitchen twine

Steps:

  • Steam the turkey:
  • Preheat the oven to 400°F. Season the inside of the turkey with salt and pepper and tie the legs together. In the bottom of a large pot fitted with a small round rack or crumpled foil, bring 8 cups water to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium low and lower the turkey into the pot. Cover and steam for 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, make the glaze: In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Whisk in 1/2 cup orange juice, soy sauce, molasses, vinegar, and 5-spice powder. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium, and cook until the glaze is slightly thickened, 6 to 8 minutes.
  • Roast the turkey:
  • In a large roasting pan, toss the scallions, celery, and reserved orange peels with the oil and season with salt and pepper. Fit a roasting rack over the vegetables and place the turkey on top. Brush all over with the glaze, lower oven to 350°F, and roast the turkey, basting every 20 minutes, until a thermometer inserted in the thigh registers 165°F, about 2 hours. If the turkey is browning too quickly, tent with a piece of foil. Let the turkey rest about 20 minutes before carving.
  • Make the gravy:
  • While the turkey is cooking, in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, heat the oil. Add the turkey neck, gizzard, and liver and cook until browned on all sides, 8 to 10 minutes, flipping occasionally; season with salt and pepper. Lower the heat to medium and add the shallot, garlic, ginger, cloves, star anise, and allspice, and cook until the vegetables are softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the broth and bring to a boil, scraping the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Lower the heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, until the stock is flavorful and slightly reduced, about 1 hour. Strain the broth into a large clean saucepan and set aside on the stovetop to keep warm.
  • In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat. Sprinkle the flour over the butter and whisk to combine. Cook, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon, until butter mixture is browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk in the broth and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until gravy is thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Once the turkey has been removed from the roasting pan, strain the drippings into the pot with the gravy, discarding the solids. Place the roasting pan over two burners over medium-high heat. Pour in the wine and orange juice and bring to a boil. Scrape up brown bits on the bottom of the pan, and cook until reduced, about 1 minute. Pour pan juices into the gravy. Season with salt and pepper and serve with the turkey.

ROAST TURKEY WITH GIBLET GRAVY



Roast Turkey with Giblet Gravy image

Provided by James Peterson

Categories     turkey     Roast     Thanksgiving     Dinner     Sugar Conscious     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added

Yield Makes 12 main-course servings with leftovers

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 turkey with giblets, about 20 pounds, at room temperature
Salt
Pepper
Butter
3 tablespoons flour
3 cups chicken broth, or as needed

Steps:

  • Season the turkey on the outside with salt and pepper, and place it, breast side up, in a heavy roasting pan just large enough to accommodate it. Arrange the liver, neck, and gizzard around the turkey. (The giblets are often in a little package hidden in the neck end of the bird.) Fold a sheet of aluminum foil to create a triple thickness, making it just large enough to cover the breast. Rub butter evenly on one side of the folded foil, then place it, buttered side down, over the breast.
  • Slide the bird into the oven and turn on the oven to 350°F (there is no need to preheat). Roast for about 1 hour. Remove the foil and continue to roast the turkey for about 1 1/2 hours longer, or until a thermometer inserted into the space between the thigh and the breast without touching bone reads 140°F. Transfer the turkey to a platter, tent loosely with aluminum foil, and let rest in a warm spot for at least 20 minutes before carving.
  • To make the gravy, remove the liver, gizzard, and neck from the roasting pan. Remove the meat from the neck and discard the bones. Place the neck meat, gizzard, and liver in a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Do not process to a paste. Set the giblets aside.
  • Check the juices in the roasting pan. If you have a lot of juices, transfer them to a glass pitcher, skim off the fat with a ladle, and return 3 tablespoons of the fat to the pan. If you have very few juices, place the pan on the stove top, boil down the juices until they caramelize on the bottom of the pan and separate from the fat, and pour off all but 3 tablespoons of the fat. Add the flour to the fat in the pan over medium heat and stir together for 1 minute to cook the flour and form a roux. If you have degreased juices, add broth to the measuring pitcher to total 3 cups. Gradually stir in the broth or broth-juices mixture and continue to stir over medium to medium-high heat until the roux and the caramelized juices dissolve into the gravy and the gravy is smooth and has thickened to a nice consistency. Add the ground giblets, stir well, and season with salt and pepper. Pour the gravy into a warmed sauceboat.
  • Carve the bird and serve with the gravy.

BLACK PEPPER-POMEGRANATE MOLASSES GLAZED TURKEY



Black Pepper-Pomegranate Molasses Glazed Turkey image

Provided by Bobby Flay | Bio & Top Recipes

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h35m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 cups pomegranate molasses
3/4 cup prepared horseradish, drained
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper
1 (about 15 pounds) fresh turkey
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 cups homemade chicken stock or low-sodium canned broth

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
  • Whisk together pomegranate molasses, horseradish, mustard, salt, and coarsely ground black pepper. Set aside and let sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before using to allow the flavors to meld.
  • Remove the neck, heart and gizzard from inside of the turkey. Rinse the bird inside and out with cold water and pat dry. Rub the entire surface of the bird with the butter and season well (including the cavity) with salt and pepper. Truss the turkey and place breast-up on a rack in a large roasting pan. Roast for about 45 minutes, until slightly golden brown. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and continue roasting, basting with some of the chicken stock every 15 minutes, for about 1 hour, 15 minutes longer. (An instant-read thermometer inserted in the thigh should register 160 degrees F.)
  • During the last 15 minutes of roasting, stop basting with the chicken stock and brush the entire turkey with 1 cup of the pomegranate glaze. Remove the turkey from the oven, brush with the remaining glaze, loosely tent and let rest 15 minutes before slicing.

POMEGRANATE MOLASSES-GLAZED TURKEY



Pomegranate Molasses-Glazed Turkey image

If you're like most people, you've probably made the same turkey every Thanksgiving, year after year. Why not jazz up the flavor this time with a little pomegranate molasses? This Middle Eastern syrup is sweet but also deeply flavored with a little sourness. Think of it as a puckered-up version of balsamic vinegar. They're both irresistible. You can make your own pomegranate molasses (our recipe comes courtesy of Allrecipes reader, Flying Chef) or buy a bottle. Mix it with some sharp horseradish and mustard, as well as some chopped fresh sage for a familiar Thanksgiving flavor and you have a juicy, delicious turkey. Everyone will want seconds of this one.

Provided by Shauna James Ahern

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Turkey     Whole Turkey Recipes

Time 4h8m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 cups pomegranate juice
½ cup white sugar
½ cup lemon juice
¼ cup prepared horseradish
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
1 (12 pound) whole turkey, neck and giblets removed
½ cup olive oil
kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Heat pomegranate juice, sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring continuously, until sugar is dissolved, 3 to 5 minutes. Bring to a simmer; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring frequently, until reduced down to 1 1/2 cups, about 1 hour. Remove from heat. Let pomegranate molasses cool to room temperature, at least 20 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  • Whisk the pomegranate molasses, horseradish, mustard, and sage together in a bowl to make the glaze.
  • Remove any giblets or gizzards from the turkey and place the turkey in a roasting pan. Brush with olive oil; season with salt and pepper.
  • Bake in the preheated oven, basting with the juices from the bottom of the pan every 15 minutes, for 2 hours. When an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, reads 175 degrees F (79 degrees C), brush turkey with 1 cup glaze. Continue roasting until no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes more.
  • Remove turkey from the oven and brush with the remaining glaze. Cover with a loose tent of aluminum foil and allow to rest for 15 minutes before carving up that turkey.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 471.7 calories, Carbohydrate 26.2 g, Cholesterol 132.2 mg, Fat 20.2 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 45.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 165.5 mg, Sugar 23.6 g

BLACK PEPPER-POMEGRANATE MOLASSES GLAZED TURKEY



Black Pepper-Pomegranate Molasses Glazed Turkey image

Provided by Bobby Flay

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h15m

Yield 10 to 12 hours

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 1/2 cups pomegranate molasses
3/4 cup prepared horseradish, drained
3 tablespoons dijon mustard
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 15-pound fresh turkey
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
4 cups homemade chicken stock or low-sodium canned broth, warmed

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Make the glaze: Whisk the pomegranate molasses, horseradish, mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper in a medium bowl. Let it sit at room temperature to allow the flavors to meld.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the turkey: Remove the neck and giblets, then rinse the bird inside and out with cold water and pat dry. Rub the entire surface of the bird with the butter and season well (including inside the cavity) with salt and pepper. Truss the turkey with kitchen twine and place it breast-side up on a rack in a large roasting pan. Roast until slightly golden brown, about 45 minutes.
  • Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and continue roasting 1 more hour, basting with the chicken stock every 15 minutes. Brush the entire turkey with 1 cup of the pomegranate glaze and continue roasting until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 160 degrees F, about 15 more minutes.
  • Remove the turkey from the oven and brush with the remaining glaze. Tent loosely with foil and let sit 15 minutes before carving.

MOLASSES BRINED TURKEY WITH GINGERSNAP GRAVY



Molasses Brined Turkey With Gingersnap Gravy image

This is from epicurious and the best turkey I've ever had. The breast meat was succulent and moist, without adding salt, even 3 days later. I was afraid the gravy would be too un-traditional for my guests but they didn't have a clue about the ingredients, just that it was the unbelievably good!

Provided by Cinrand

Categories     Whole Turkey

Time P1DT2h

Yield 12-14 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 23

18 -20 lbs turkey
7 quarts water
2 cups coarse salt (about 9 ounces)
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 cup mild-flavored light molasses
2 bunches fresh thyme
1 bunch fresh sage
2 quarts ice cubes
2 large onions, halved
1 head garlic, halved horizontally
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
4 cups about low sodium chicken broth
gravy
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
20 gingersnap cookies, coarsely crumbled (about 1 3/4 cups)
3 1/4 cups rich broth (made by simmering turkey giblets in chicken stock)
3 -4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup whipping cream (optional)

Steps:

  • For brine and turkey:
  • Line very large (about 16-quart) bowl with two 30-gallon plastic bags, one inside the other. (I used my canning pot.) Rinse turkey inside and out. Place turkey in plastic-lined bowl. Combine 7 quarts water, salt, sugar, molasses, 1 bunch thyme, and 1/2 bunch sage in large bowl or pot. Stir until salt and sugar dissolve. Mix in ice cubes. Pour brine over turkey in plastic bags. Gather tops of bags together, eliminating air space above brine; seal bags. Refrigerate turkey in brine 18 to 20 hours.
  • Set rack at lowest position in oven and preheat to 350°F Remove turkey from brine. Drain very well; discard brine. Pat turkey dry inside and out. Place turkey on small rack set in large roasting pan. Fill main cavity with remaining 1 bunch thyme and 1/2 bunch sage, onions, and garlic. Stir oil, pepper, chopped thyme, and chopped sage in small bowl to form paste; smear all over outside of turkey. Tuck wing tips under; tie legs together loosely to hold shape.
  • Roast turkey 1 hour, tenting loosely with foil if browning quickly. Turn pan around; roast turkey 30 minutes. Pour 1 cup broth over turkey; re-tent loosely with foil. Roast turkey, basting with 1 cup broth every 30 minutes until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175°F, about 2 hours longer.
  • Transfer turkey to platter. Remove vegetables and herbs from main cavity and discard. Spoon any juices from cavity into roasting pan. Let turkey stand 30 minutes (internal temperature will increase 5 to 10 degrees).
  • For gravy:
  • Strain pan juices into bowl. Spoon off fat, reserving 2 tablespoons. Heat reserved 2 tablespoons turkey fat in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and thyme. Sauté until onion browns, about 10 minutes. Add turkey stock, gingersnaps, 3 tablespoons cider vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce. Add 2 cups degreased pan juices and bring to boil, whisking to dissolve gingersnaps. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until gravy thickens, about 4 minutes. Season gravy to taste with salt and pepper, adding remaining tablespoon vinegar and cream, if desired. (( I added the vinegar but not the cream )).
  • Serve turkey with gravy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1363.4, Fat 59.9, SaturatedFat 16.4, Cholesterol 463.3, Sodium 19810.6, Carbohydrate 55.5, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 37.8, Protein 142.4

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