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Maple Glazed Turkey

Maple Glazed Turkey

Maple Glazed Turkey

Recipe By Savory Spice Test Kitchen

Yields

8 servings

Prep Time

1 Hours

Cooking Time

2 Hours 30 Minutes

Recipe By Savory Spice Test Kitchen

A succulent turkey with richly flavored meat and perfectly glazed with flavors of maple, orange, and summer savory.

Serving Suggestions

Serve with traditional holiday sides and use leftovers to make pot pies or noodle soup.

Recipe Notes

While brining the turkey, you will need a container or pot large enough to hold your turkey and brine that can fit in your refrigerator. When preparing and cooking a turkey, be sure to follow proper food safety and handling guidelines.

Ingredients

To brine:


1 quart water, plus more to cover turkey

1 (12 lb.) fresh or thawed turkey, neck and giblets removed

To roast:

1 lb. baby carrots

3 stalks celery, chopped

2 onions, one chopped and one quartered

1 apple, cored and quartered

2 sprigs fresh thyme

2 sprigs fresh rosemary

1/2 cu (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

1 cup water

To glaze:

1 orange, zested and juiced

3/4 cup pure maple syrup





Savory Spice ingredients in this recipe

  • Brining Spice Ready Mix

    Our Brining Spice Ready Mix is a ready-to-go and easy-to-use brine seasoning mix for brining turkey, chicken, shrimp and even tofu. For juicy &...

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  • Summer Savory

    Summer Savory seasoning comes from a dried herb is an herb from the mint family. Dried summer savory is quite versatile and is commonly used to add...

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  • California Bay Leaves

    California Bay Leaves are used as a seasoning in slow-cooking recipes such as soups and stews, or for pickling vegetables. This Californian variety...

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  • Rubbed Sage

    Rubbed Sage is a woody and warm-flavored herb seasoning that's probably most commonly known as a seasoning used in stuffings served during the holi...

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  • Minced Garlic

    Using dehydrated, Minced Garlic seasoning can save you time for recipes that may call for fresh garlic. No need for peeling, it doesn't spoil, and ...

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Directions

Step 1: Brine turkey

In a large pot, combine Brining Spice Ready Mix and 1 quart water and bring to a boil. Turn off heat and let cool to room temperature. Either keep brine in pot or transfer the liquid to a large container and add turkey. Fill with water to just submerge the turkey, cover, and refrigerate for 12 hours. Remove from liquid and pat dry with paper towels.

Step 2: Roast turkey

Preheat oven to 500 degrees. In a heavy-bottomed roasting pan without the rack, add carrots, celery, and chopped onion. Set turkey on top of vegetables. Bend the wings back and tuck under the breast. Stuff the cavity with onion quarters, apple quarters, and herb sprigs until full. Brush turkey liberally with melted butter. Pour 1 cup water in the bottom of the pan and roast turkey for 30 min. Reduce heat to 350 degrees. Cover just the top of the breast with foil and roast for 1 hour.

Step 3: Glaze turkey

In a small pot, combine all glaze ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 min. until slightly thickened. Discard foil from turkey and brush with glaze every 30 min. until a thermometer in the thickest part of the breast reads 165 degrees and the thickest part of the thigh reads 175 degrees, about 1 to 2 more hours. Remove from oven, glaze again, and let rest for at least 15 min. before carving.