Roasted Turkey With Maple Cranberry Glaze Recipe

5 from 1 vote

This savory Thanksgiving turkey has a pop of sweet-tart flavor from the cranberries and a bright citrus glaze.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword cranberry, glaze, roasted, turkey

Prep Time 12

Cook Time 3

Total Time 15

Servings

Calories 5171kcal

Cost 50

In a big saucepan or bucket, add the turkey, lemons, oranges, onion, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, salt, and pepper to taste, and fill with water.
12 to 15 lb. turkey, 2 large onions, 1 lemon, 1 orange, 5 cloves garlic, 4 bay leaves, Fresh thyme sprig, Ground black pepper, 1 ½ gallon cold water, 1 cup salt
Refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours.

Remove the turkey, carefully draining off the brine, and pat dry. Discard excess brine.
Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Place the carrots, celery, apple, onions, and cinnamon stick in a large roasting pan.
3 large carrots, 3 large stalks of celery, 2 apples, 1 onion, 2 cinnamon sticks
If you’re using the sausage cranberry stuffing, mix up the ingredients. There’s no need to cook the stuffing; it will cook inside the turkey.
Sausage, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, 1 cup apple cider
Fill the turkey with the stuffing.
Place the turkey on top of the vegetables in the roasting pan and season to taste.
Tie up the turkey’s legs with kitchen twine and tuck the wings under the turkey.
Kitchen twine
Place uncooked bacon slices all over the skin.
8 to 10 bacon slices
Pour the chicken stock over and around the turkey in the roasting pan.
8 cups chicken stock
Place in the oven and roast for about 3 hours, 15 to 20 minutes per pound, basting with the pan juices every 30 minutes.

While the turkey is cooking, combine the ingredients for the glaze in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
12 oz. cranberries, 1 cup orange juice, 2 tsp. apple cider vinegar, 2 tbsp. Dijon mustard, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 star anise, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, ¼ cup maple syrup
Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low; simmer for 8 to 10 minutes
Remove the cinnamon stick, and star anise.
During the last 30 minutes of baking, baste the turkey with the cranberry-maple glaze.
5-10 minutes before removing the turkey from the oven, turn the oven up to broil to really crisp the bacon.
Remove the turkey from the oven, cover it with foil, and let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing.
While the turkey is resting, strain the juice from the baking dish into a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking occasionally.
Mix the tapioca starch with water in a small bowl.
3 tbsp. tapioca starch
Whisk in the tapioca starch into the sauce 1 tbsp. at a time until you reach desired consistency.
Slice the turkey and serve with the gravy.