Roasted Turkey with Spices

  • Time: 4 hours. 50 minutes
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Amount: 1 turkey

 

Ingredients for the recipe:

For marinade:

  • 5 liters of water
  • 125 gr. coarse salt
  • 3 tbsp. l black pepper peas
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 tbsp. l caraway seeds
  • 4 clove buds
  • 2 tbsp. l whole pepper
  • 4 fruits anise star
  • 2 tbsp. l white mustard seeds
  • 200 gr. Sahara
  • 2 onions, cut into four parts
  • 1 ginger root, peel and cut into 6 slices
  • 4 tbsp. l maple syrup
  • 4 tbsp. l honey
  • 5 sprigs of parsley, chopped
  • 1 orange juice

For the sauce:

  • 75 gr. butter
  • 3 tbsp. l maple syrup
  • 1 (4-5 kg.) Turkey

 

Recipe preparation:

 

To cook turkey marinade: pour 5 liters of water into a large container, add salt, peppercorns, cinnamon, caraway seeds, cloves, allspice, star anise, mustard seeds, sugar, onions, ginger root, maple syrup, honey, parsley, orange juice, mix thoroughly to dissolve the salt and sugar. 

To pickle a turkey: gut and wash the turkey, put in the marinade, if the turkey is not fully immersed, add more water. Put the container with the turkey in a cold place for 1-2 days. Remove the turkey from the marinade 40-50 minutes before baking and pat dry with a paper towel.

Prepare the sauce:

melt butter in a saucepan and add maple syrup, mix until smooth.

 

Cook the turkey:

preheat the oven to 220 C. Grate the turkey with the sauce and put in the bottom of the oven, bake for 30 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 180 C. and continue to bake for 2.5-3 hours, periodically pouring the sauce. To check the readiness of the turkey, you need to pierce the knife between the body and the leg, the allocated juice should be transparent. Remove the turkey from the oven and let stand for 20 minutes.