Name: Orange Turkey
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 3 medium oranges -; 1/2 cup butter, softened -; 1 turkey (14 to 16 pounds) -; 1 tablespoon garlic powder -; 1 teaspoon salt -; 1/2 teaspoon pepper -; 2 tablespoons butter, melted -; 1 small onion, cut into wedges -; 4 fresh rosemary sprigs -; 2 fresh thyme sprigs -; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour -; Turkey-size oven roasting bag -; 1-1/2 cups Champagne -; 1/2 cup orange juice -

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Ingredients for - Orange Turkey

1. 3 medium oranges -

2. 1/2 cup butter, softened -

3. 1 turkey (14 to 16 pounds) -

4. 1 tablespoon garlic powder -

5. 1 teaspoon salt -

6. 1/2 teaspoon pepper -

7. 2 tablespoons butter, melted -

8. 1 small onion, cut into wedges -

9. 4 fresh rosemary sprigs -

10. 2 fresh thyme sprigs -

11. 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour -

12. Turkey-size oven roasting bag -

13. 1-1/2 cups Champagne -

14. 1/2 cup orange juice -

How to cook deliciously - Orange Turkey

1. Stage

Finely grate the zest from the oranges and cut the fruit into chunky wedges. Combine the zest with softened butter. Using your fingers, carefully loosen the skin from the turkey and rub the butter mixture under the skin. Editor’s Tip: Start on the breast above the main cavity, gently lifting the skin with one hand and working your fingertips of the other beneath the skin. Push gently and take care not to tear the skin. Once you’ve created pockets over the breast section, move to the legs.

2. Stage

Pat the turkey dry. Combine the garlic powder, salt and pepper and rub over the outside and inside of the turkey. Drizzle the skin with melted butter. Place the sliced oranges, onion, rosemary and thyme inside the cavity. Skewer the turkey openings to stop the skin from exposing the meat as it shrinks and pull the drumsticks together and tie them with cook’s twine.

3. Stage

Place some flour in the oven bag and shake to coat the inside surface. Place the oven bag in a roasting pan then place the turkey, breast side up, in the bag. Pour champagne and orange juice over the turkey. Cut slits in the top of the bag for steam to escape and seal it with the tie provided.

4. Stage

Bake the turkey at 325°F for 3-3/4 to 4-1/4 hours or until the juices run clear when you insert a skewer. Remove the turkey to a serving platter and keep warm. Let it stand for 20 minutes before carving.