Food > Recipe Directory > Courses/Meal Type > Main Course > Red Chili-Roasted Turkey
Red Chili-Roasted Turkey Recipe
Red Chili-Roasted Turkey
Ingredients
- 8 dried mild and/or hot New Mexico or guajillo chillies (or 5 dried guajillo and 3 pasillo or ancho chilies)
- 5 canned chipotle peppers with adobo sauce
- 4 cloves garlic, smashed
- Half white or Spanish onion, chopped
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) lime juice
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) dried oregano, crumbled
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) red wine vinegar
- 2 tsp (10 mL) ground coriander seeds
- 1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) ground cumin
- 1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) salt
- 3/4 tsp (4 mL) ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) black pepper
- One 12 lb/5.4 kg turkey
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) olive or vegetable oil
- coriander sprigs
- lime wedges
Preparation
Seed dried chilies and place in blender; pour in 2 cups/500 mL boiling water and soak until softened, about 30 minutes. Add chipotle peppers with sauce, garlic, onion, lime juice, oregano, vinegar, coriander seeds, cumin, salt, cinnamon and pepper; blend until puréed.
Dry turkey inside and out; place on rack in roasting pan. Coat inside cavities with one-quarter of the chili sauce mixture; spread remainder over outside of turkey. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate and marinate for at least 6 hours or overnight.
Bring turkey to room temperature; drizzle with oil. Roast in 325F/160C oven for 1 hour. Then begin basting with pan juices occasionally, adding a little water to pan if juices are drying out. Tent with foil when chili coating is browned. Continue roasting until thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 180F/82C, about 2-1/2 hours in total. Remove from oven; let stand for 20 minutes.
Carve and cover with pan juices; garnish with coriander sprigs and surround with lime wedges. Makes 8 to 12 servings.
- Serving(s)
- 8 to 12
| Per each of 12 servings: about | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 625 |
| Protein | 74 g |
| Fat (total) | 31 g |
| Sat. Fat | 8 g |
| Carbohydrate | 9 g |
| Fibre | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 212 mg |
| Sodium | 525 mg |
| Calcium | 8 % RDI |
| Iron | 46 % RDI |
| Vitamin A | 28 % RDI |
| Vitamin C | 3 % RDI |
| Folate | 13 % RDI |
Also in this menu:
Comments
get your
Download of the Month
Weekly meal budget tracker
Could you cut your grocery bill without sacrificing nutrition, variety and taste? Find out by pricing out how much you're spending on your average dinner meal.
Download now!Contests
Partners
Transcontinental Media contact information
Médias Transcontinental
- Street Address
- 1100 Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest
- Extended Address
- 24th floor
- Locality
- Montréal
- Region
- QC
- Country
- CA
- Postal Code
- H3B 4X9
- Latitude
- 45°29' 55" N
- Longitude
- 73°34' 13" W
- Work
- +1 514 392 9000
- Fax
- +1 514 392 1489