Herb and Citrus-Glazed Turkey

Health score
31%
Herb and Citrus-Glazed Turkey
259 min.
10
771kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup celery leaves 
  • 1.5 cups chicken broth 
  • 10 servings garnishes: clementines 
  • tablespoons flour all-purpose
  • tablespoon rosemary fresh chopped
  • teaspoon sage fresh chopped
  • tablespoons sage fresh chopped
  • teaspoon thyme leaves fresh chopped
  • tablespoons thyme leaves fresh chopped
  •  garlic cloves minced
  • tablespoons honey 
  • teaspoon lemon zest 
  • teaspoon lemon zest 
  • teaspoons lemon zest 
  •  lime halved
  • teaspoon lime zest 
  •  lemon zest halved
  • 0.3 cup orange marmalade 
  • teaspoon pepper freshly ground
  • 0.3 cup sage sprigs fresh
  • tablespoon salt 
  • 10 servings salt and pepper to taste
  •  1 tangerine halved
  • teaspoon 1 teaspoon tangerine zest 
  • 0.3 cup thyme sprigs fresh
  • 0.5 cup butter unsalted
  • 0.5 cup butter unsalted softened
  • 12 lb turkey fresh whole thawed

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • whisk
  • roasting pan
  • kitchen thermometer
  • aluminum foil
  • measuring cup

Directions

  1. Prepare Citrus Compound Butter: Stir together all ingredients in a medium bowl until blended.
  2. Prepare Turkey: Preheat oven to 32
  3. Remove giblets and neck, and rinse turkey with cold water.
  4. Drain cavity well; pat dry. Loosen and lift skin from turkey with fingers, without totally detatching skin; spread compound butter underneath. Carefully replace skin.
  5. Sprinkle cavity with 1 Tbsp. salt. Squeese citrus halves into cavity; place squeezed fruit, celery leaves, and next 2 ingredients in cavity. Tie ends of legs together with string; tuck wingtips under.
  6. Place turkey on a roasting rack in an aluminum foil-lined roasting pan, breast side up.
  7. Pour broth in bottom of roasting pan.
  8. Place 1/2 cup unsalted butter, marmalade, and honey in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until butter melts.
  9. Remove from heat; sitr in salt and next 4 ingredients.
  10. Brush half of glaze over turkey. Loosely cover turkey with foil.
  11. Bake at 325 on lowest oven rack for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Uncover and brush with glaze.
  12. Bake 1 hour and 25 more minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion of thigh registers 165, basting with remaining glaze every 30 minutes. Shield with aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning, if necessary.
  13. Remove turkey from oven.
  14. Let stand, covered with foil, 30 minutes.
  15. Place turkey on a serving platter, reserving drippings in pan.
  16. Pour about 1 cup pan drippings into 1-cup glass measuring cup.
  17. Let stand 10 minutes, and skim fat from drippings, reserving 1 Tbsp. fat.
  18. Heat reserved 1 Tbsp. fat in a small saucepan over medium heat; whisk in flour. Cook 1 minute. Gradually add 1 cup reserved drippings, whisking constantly. Cook 5 minutes or until thickened.
  19. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  20. Garnish turkey, if desired, and serve with gravy.

Nutrition Facts

Calories771kcal
Protein44.19%
Fat47.52%
Carbs8.29%

Properties

Glycemic Index
59.63
Glycemic Load
3.58
Inflammation Score
-10
Nutrition Score
37.984782343325%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.55mg
Hesperetin
4.47mg
Naringenin
1.19mg
Apigenin
0.42mg
Luteolin
1.58mg
Kaempferol
0.03mg
Myricetin
0.03mg
Quercetin
0.12mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:771.29kcal
38.56%
Fat:40.53g
62.35%
Saturated Fat:17.4g
108.73%
Carbohydrates:15.9g
5.3%
Net Carbohydrates:14.49g
5.27%
Sugar:11.54g
12.83%
Cholesterol:327.76mg
109.25%
Sodium:1474.17mg
64.09%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:84.81g
169.62%
Copper:5.59mg
279.25%
Vitamin B3:29.83mg
149.16%
Selenium:83.53µg
119.32%
Vitamin B6:2.36mg
118.18%
Vitamin B12:4.76µg
79.34%
Phosphorus:728.36mg
72.84%
Zinc:7.08mg
47.23%
Vitamin B2:0.79mg
46.21%
Vitamin B5:3.26mg
32.65%
Potassium:975.7mg
27.88%
Magnesium:109.73mg
27.43%
Iron:4.34mg
24.12%
Vitamin A:1062.57IU
21.25%
Manganese:0.37mg
18.29%
Vitamin B1:0.23mg
15.06%
Vitamin C:12.23mg
14.82%
Vitamin D:1.5µg
10%
Folate:39.74µg
9.94%
Calcium:92.73mg
9.27%
Vitamin E:0.97mg
6.45%
Fiber:1.42g
5.68%
Vitamin K:5.44µg
5.19%
Source:My Recipes