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The Holiday Flavors of Rioja: Spanish Spiced Turkey
Ingredients
- 1 Bird
- 4 quarts water
- 1 cup salt
- 1 cup sugar
- Carrots & Onions for roasting
- Fresh thyme
Orange Sauce
- 2 Cups OJ
- 1 small yellow onion
- 4 cloves of garlic
- Salt, , to taste
- Honey, , to taste
- 4 cups stock
- OJ Zest
Stuffing
- Prunes
- Pine Nuts
- Apricots
Spices
- Fennel seed
- Cumin seed
- Smoked Spanish Paprika
- White Pepper
- Mustard Seeds
- Chili flakes
- Salt
Equipment
- Cheese cloth
- String
Instructions
- Bring to a boil the water, sugar and salt. Cool and then immerse turkey in the brining liquid for about an hour.
- Toast pine nuts until golden on the stovetop.
- In another pan, saute onions & garlic until soft and fragrant.
- Add orange juice and stock and reduce by ⅓, stirring frequently.
- Season with honey and salt according to your preference. Pour over the apricots and prunes and allow fruit to soak.
- Strain fruit, reserving the liquid, and stir in the toasted pine nuts. Using cheesecloth and string, wrap and tie the prunes, apricots and pine nuts into a bundle.
- Combine spices in a bowl.
- Stuff bird, sitting in a roasting pan, with bundle and rub with spices. Arrange onions, carrots, and fresh thyme around the turkey.
- Roast at 375F for about 2 hours, or until done, depending on the size of the bird.
- Baste occasionally with the strained orange sauce while roasting.
- When serving, remove the cheesecloth insert and arrange its contents around the turkey with the carrots and onions. Garnish with fresh thyme.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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The Holiday Flavors of Rioja Wine: Spanish Spiced Turkey
Posted by Honest Cooking Magazine on Thursday, November 12, 2015
I’ve never heard of a Spanish spiced turkey before, but it sounds interesting! Definitely a great way to flavor the holidays, especially when wine is involved! 🙂
Wow, this is such a delicious, flavoursome dish! I love all of those spices, and the stuffing sounds amazing too! Such a yummy sauce as well – I love everything! Such a great recipe Mira. The video is stunning!
What a unique way to flavor a turkey! I love this. It’s different and unconventional, and sounds delicious!
Wine and turkey? I’m in! Seriously, I’ve never heard of Spanish turkey, but it sure sounds like a delicious idea! I’m definitely going to try that wine! We go through a lot of wine at my house during the holidays too. Cheers!