General Tso's Whole Turkey Recipe

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General Tso's Whole Turkey
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  1. Heat 3 tablespoons vegetable oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Toast dried red chiles in the hot oil until they turn dark red, about 2 minutes. Toss black pepper, 2 chopped green onions, light sesame oil, and 1 small chopped shallot into the hot oil; remove from heat.
  2. Blend cranberry sauce, turkey broth, soy sauce, orange juice, white vinegar, plum wine, ginger, garlic, and orange zest in a blender until smooth. Transfer to a bowl. Stir toasted red pepper mixture into glaze. Divide glaze in half.
  3. Place turkey into a large basting bag and pour half the glaze over the turkey and into the cavity. Seal the bag and refrigerate turkey overnight.
  4. Dissolve cornstarch in the remaining half of the glaze and refrigerate in a covered container.
  5. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  6. Remove turkey from marinade; discard the used marinade. Set turkey onto a rack inside a roasting pan.
  7. Mix white rice, wild rice, dried cranberries, walnuts, 2 small chopped green onions, 1 chopped shallot, and 1 tablespoon sesame oil in a bowl. Lightly stuff the turkey cavity with the rice mixture. Combine 1/3 cup vegetable oil with 1/3 cup sesame oil in a bowl and set aside.
  8. Roast turkey in the preheated oven, basting with vegetable and sesame oil mixture every 15 minutes, until skin is browned and crisp, about 2 hours. Stir reserved glaze containing cornstarch thoroughly and baste turkey every 15 minutes until glaze has baked onto turkey and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh reads 165 degrees F (75 degrees C), 1 1/2 to 2 more hours.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 4481.64 Kcal (18764 kJ)
Calories from fat 2778.52 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 308.72g 475%
Cholesterol 415.62mg 139%
Sodium 9286.65mg 387%
Potassium 2850.89mg 61%
Total Carbs 259.83g 87%
Sugars 91.27g 365%
Dietary Fiber 15.09g 60%
Protein 175.28g 351%
Vitamin C 63.6mg 106%
Iron 18.1mg 101%
Calcium 289.6mg 29%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 232.47 Kcal (973 kJ)
Calories from fat 144.12 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.01g 475%
Cholesterol 21.56mg 139%
Sodium 481.7mg 387%
Potassium 147.88mg 61%
Total Carbs 13.48g 87%
Sugars 4.73g 365%
Dietary Fiber 0.78g 60%
Protein 9.09g 351%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 106%
Iron 0.9mg 101%
Calcium 15mg 29%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 114.6
    Points
  • 122
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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