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- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes,rec.food.cooking
- From: arielle@bonkers.taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva)
- Subject: Roast Turkey with Orange Marmalade Glaze & Sourdough Dressing
- Organization: Taronga Park BBS
- Message-ID: <D1noFK.Hw3@bonkers.taronga.com>
- Date: Sat, 31 Dec 1994 03:30:56 GMT
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- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 3/4 cup orange marmalade
- 1 tablespoon honey
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- 1 20-pound turkey
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 2 teaspoon savory
- 2 teaspoons sage
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 2 pears, cored and thinly sliced
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 1 celery stalk thinly sliced
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- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 5 tablespoons flour
- salt and pepper
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- Combine orange juice, marmalade and honey in heavy saucepan. Bring to
- a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until thickened, stirring occasionally.
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- Preheat oven to 375F. Rinse turkey in and out; pat dry. Combine salt,
- pepper, savory and sage in small bowl. Rub some inside bird. Mix
- remaining mixture with melted butter and brush over turkey. Arrange the
- pears, onion and celery on bottom of roasting pan, Place turkey atop
- pears and vegetables. Tie legs together.
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- Roast turkey 45 minutes, then reduce heat to 350F and roast 1 1/2 hours,
- basting occasionally with pan juice. Brush 1/3 of glaze over turkey.
- Continue roasting until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of
- thigh registers 175F, basting occasionally with remaining glaze, about
- 45 minutes. Transfer turkey to platter. Tent with foil while making
- gravy.
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- Strain pan juices, reserving 1 cup pear and vegetable mixture. Degrease
- juices, reserving 5 tablespoons fat. Pour pan juices into measuring cup
- and add enough broth to measure 3 3/4 cups. Heat reserved 5 tablespoons
- turkey fat in large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and cook until
- just beginning to color, stirring constantly. Add pan juices and bring
- to a simmer, whisking constantly. Cook until gravy is thick enough to
- coat back of spoon, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes.
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- Puree 1 cup reserved pear and vegetable mixture with gravy in processor.
- Return to saucepan. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a simmer.
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- Herbed Sourdough, Smoked Ham and Celery Dressing
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- 1 1-pound loaf sourdough bread, bread cut into 1 inch pieces
- 4 ounces thick bacon slices, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1/4 large celery bunch with leaves, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh sage
- 1 teaspoon savory
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 3/4 pound smoked ham steak, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 2 large pears, cored, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
- 2 1/4 cups broth
- 2 tablespoons dry Sherry
- salt and pepper
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- Preheat oven to 300F. Butter 9" x 13" x 2" baking dish. Place bread on
- baking sheet. Bake until dry to touch and golden brown, about 20 minutes.
- Cool and put in large bowl.
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- Cook bacon in cast iron skillet uver medium high heat just until beginning
- to brown. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon drippings from skillet; reserve
- bacon in skillet. Add butter and stir until melted. Add onion and celery
- and saute until almost tender. Add garlic and herbs and saute about 3
- minutes. Add ham and saute 1 minute. Remove from heat. Mix in pears and
- parsley. Dump over bread cubes. Add broth and Sherry and toss. Season
- with salt and pepper. Transfer to casserole. Cover with foil. Bake in a
- 350F oven for 1 hour.
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