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Drunken turkey

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Categories: Central American, Holidays, Mexican, North American, Poultry, South American, Turkey
Yield: 8
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Ingredients:
12 lbsTurkey
2 lbsMixed dried fruit
1 cupGolden raisins
4 eachGranny Smith apples
4 eachOranges, juice from
1 can(92.5 oz) chiles chipotles
3 cupTequila
3 cupGrand Marnier
2 eachSticks unsalted butter
-cut into 1-inch wedges
Procedures:
1Preheat oven to 325°F.
2Rinse turkey and pat dry inside and out.
3Set aside.
4Combine dried fruit, raisins, and apples in a medium-size bowl.
5Put orange juice and chiles (with sauce that clings to them) into a blender or food processor and process for 1 minute.
6Add 1 cup each of tequila and grand marnier, then pour the mixture over the fruit and let rest 15 minutes.
7Drain the fruit, reserving the liquid.
8Cut half the butter into ?inch pieces and combine with the fruit.
9Stuff cavity of the turkey with most of the fruit.
10Place the turkey in a roasting bag, arrange remaining fruit on top of the bird and pour reserved orange juice-liquor mix over it.
11Combine remaining tequila and grand marnier.
12Have ready a basting syringe fitted with a metal injection nozzle and inject the mixture all over the turkey.
13Melt remaining butter and carefully pour over the turkey in the roasting bag.
14Seal bag and cut ?inch slit on the top to let steam escape.
15Place in a roasting pan and roast for 2 ?hours.
16Every 30 minutes open bag (being careful to shield your face from steam) and inject more liquor, eventually using it up.
17When ready to serve, slit open bag, arrange turkey on a platter, and scoop out the fruit stuffing.
18Place all the fruit in a serving bowl.
19Strain the juices that have accumulated in the bag, skim off any fat, and serve in a gravy boat. serves 8 to 1
 
 
 
 

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