Mexican Drunken Turkey Recipe

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Mexican Drunken Turkey
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Ingredients
7
Count
Nutrition
802
Calories
Total time
135
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 small turkey
  • salt and pepper
  • 10 -15 cloves garlic
  • 6 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp cognac
  • 1 cup red wine

Directions:

  1. Defrost turkey.
  2. Remove giblets and wash with cold water inside and out.
  3. Pat dry.
  4. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and coriander inside and out.
  5. Tie the wings and drumsticks.
  6. (Ordinary sewing thread will work just fine) Peel the garlic cloves and crush.
  7. Mix the crushed garlic with the butter and the cognac.
  8. Rub this paste all over the turkey and return the turkey to the refrigerator to marinate for an hour.
  9. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  10. Baste the turkey with the chicken broth and wine.
  11. Do it gently so you don’t rub off the garlic paste.
  12. Cover the turkey with aluminum foil and roast for about 90 minutes, basting frequently with wine and chicken broth.
  13. If your oven isn’t very accurate turn the pan a few times during baking.
  14. After about 90 minutes of cooking remove the aluminum foil cover.
  15. Sprinkle with paprika all over and raise the oven temperature to 500 degrees.
  16. Stop basting.
  17. This will allow the turkey skin to brown and crisp.
  18. Continue cooking until the skin is crisp and not watery or greasy.
  19. Flip the turkey so it crisps on the other side as well.
  20. If you are butchering your own turkey feed it two glasses of wine or cognac the day before.
  21. It really does make a difference in the cooked flavor.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 802.3 Kcal (3359 kJ)
Calories from fat 332.56 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 36.95g 57%
Cholesterol 378.46mg 126%
Sodium 820.8mg 34%
Potassium 1223.83mg 26%
Total Carbs 1.94g 1%
Sugars 0.27g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.08g 0%
Protein 110.35g 221%
Vitamin C 6.1mg 10%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 5.1mg 28%
Calcium 70mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 131.65 Kcal (551 kJ)
Calories from fat 54.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.06g 57%
Cholesterol 62.1mg 126%
Sodium 134.68mg 34%
Potassium 200.82mg 26%
Total Carbs 0.32g 1%
Sugars 0.04g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.01g 0%
Protein 18.11g 221%
Vitamin C 1mg 10%
Iron 0.8mg 28%
Calcium 11.5mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 19.1
    Points
  • 20
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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