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Roasted Pepper Turkey with Orange Liqueur

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I make this for a holiday dinner or when I'm planning to have a large group of friend and family over. The outside of the turkey is encrusted with a baked-on pepper rub. Inside, the meat is juicy and tender.

Ingredients

one 10-12 pound turkey
1/2 cup white wine

Pepper Rub

1½ teaspoons dried basil
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons Grand Marnier Seasoning, 5 cloves garlic; 2 small onions, sliced; 2 carrots, cut in rounds; 1 bay leaf; 2 orange slices

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove the neck and other organs from the turkey cavity and reserve to make stock at a later time. Rinse the turkey in the sink and let the water gush inside the cavity

    Step 2

    Mix all ingredients for the rub together with the Grand Marnier. Spread it over the outside of the turkey, reserving 1 tablespoon. Spoon the 1 tablespoon into the cavity of the turkey. Stuff the cavity with all of the seasoning ingredients.

    Step 3

    Set the turkey in a roasting pan and pour in the wine. Cover the turkey with foil and roast. After 2 hours, uncover turkey and baste with the cooking juices. Continue to baste turkey with the juices every 20 minutes for the next 1 1⁄2 hours, until it is done. Total roasting time should be 3 1⁄2 hours.

    Step 4

    Let the turkey cool for at least 15 minutes before carving.

The Healthy Kitchen by Andrew Weil, M.D., and Rosie Daley. Copyright © 2002 by Andrew Weil, M.D., and Rosie Daley. Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved. Andrew Weil, M.D. is a Clinical Profession of Medicine at the University of Arizona and director of its Program in Integrative Medicine. He is a founder of the National Integrative Medicine Council in Tucson, Arizona, where he lives. Rosie Daley trained as a chef at the Cal-a-Vie spa near San Diego and was Oprah Winfrey's chef. She lives in Encinitas, California.
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