ROAST TURKEY WITH RED CURRANT JELLY AND CITRUS GLAZE

Steps:

• Make turkey:.
• Combine water and salt in large stockpot; stir to dissolve salt.
• Rinse turkey inside and out.
• Add turkey to brine.
• Cover pot; refrigerate overnight.
• Stir butter and jelly in small sauce-pan over medium heat until melted.
• Mix in marjoram, orange peel and lemon peel.
• Freeze mixture until semi-firm, whisking occasionally, about 1 hour.
• Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 375°F
• Drain turkey; pat dry inside and out.
• Sprinkle shallots in roasting pan.
• Place turkey atop shallots.
• Starting at neck end, slide hand between skin and breast meat to loosen skin.
• Spread 1/2 cup chilled jelly mixture over breast meat under skin and over outside of turkey (reserve remaining jelly mixture for gravy and glaze).
• If stuffing turkey, spoon stuffing loosely into neck and main cavities.
• Tuck wing tips under turkey; tie legs together to hold shape.
• Roast turkey 45 minutes, adding some broth to pan if drippings threaten to burn.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°F
• Cover turkey loosely with foil.
• Roast until thermometer inserted into thigh registers 180°F, adding more broth to pan if necessary to keep drippings from burning and basting turkey occasionally with drippings, about 3 hours longer if unstuffed or 3 1/2 hours longer if stuffed.
• If necessary, uncover turkey during last 20 minutes to brown skin.
• Transfer turkey to platter.
• Tent with foil; let stand 30 minutes.
• Re-serve mixture in pan for gravy.
• Make gravy:.
• Strain pan juices into large measuring cup; spoon off fat.
• Add Giblet Stock; if necessary, add enough broth to measure 4 cups.
• Transfer mixture to large saucepan; bring to boil.
• Stir 4 tablespoons reserved jelly mixture and flour in bowl to form paste.
• Whisk paste into stock mixture.
• Add Port and citrus juices; boil until reduced enough to coat spoon thickly, about 12 minutes.
• Mix in orange peel.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Brush warm turkey with enough remaining jelly mixture to glaze.