Turkey With Cranberry Grape Sauce Food

GRILLED TURKEY WITH CRANBERRY BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• For the turkey: One to two days before cooking, combine the sugar, 1/4 cup kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper in a small bowl. Rub this mixture all over the turkey, including under the breast and thigh skin and inside the cavity. Refrigerate uncovered or lightly covered with plastic wrap.
• For the cranberry bbq sauce: Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and a pinch of salt. Cook until the onion is very soft and translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and paprika and cook, stirring frequently, 2 minutes. Stir in the cranberries, apple juice, ketchup, light brown sugar, molasses, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, chipotle pepper, 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Simmer until the cranberries start to burst, about 12 minutes. Transfer to a food processor and blend until very smooth. Reserve half for serving with the turkey. (You can make this sauce the day before and keep it refrigerated.)
• Half an hour before cooking, remove the turkey from the refrigerator. Preheat a grill for indirect cooking over medium heat (about 350 degrees F). For gas grills (with 3 or more burners), turn all the burners to medium-high heat; after about 15 minutes turn off one of the middle burners and turn the remaining burners down to medium. For charcoal grills, bank one chimney starter-full of lit and ashed-over charcoal briquettes to one side of the grill. Set up a drip pan on the other side to avoid flare-ups. (Be sure to consult the grill manufacturer's guide for best results.)
• Pat the turkey very dry with paper towels. Brush the turkey all over with oil and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
• Place the turkey breast-side up on the indirect side of the grill with the legs facing the hotter side. Cover the grill and roast until almost done (an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh should register around 150 degrees F), 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours. Brush the turkey all over with the cranberry sauce. Cover the grill and continue cooking the turkey until a thermometer registers at least 165 degrees F in the thigh and 155 degrees F in the breast, 15 to 25 minutes more.
• Let the turkey rest 30 minutes before carving. Serve with the reserved cranberry sauce on the side.

SLOW COOKER TURKEY BREAST WITH CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place turkey breast skin side-up in a slow cooker. Add water. Sprinkle salt and pepper over turkey breast and cover with cranberry sauce.
• Cover and cook on Low until no longer pink in the center, about 7 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

TURKEY WITH CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut tenderloins widthwise in half. Slice each half lengthwise in half, but do not cut all the way through. Open and flatten each piece. Sprinkle both sides with poultry seasoning. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook turkey in oil and butter for 3-4 minutes on each side. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook for 12-15 minutes or until juices run clear. Remove turkey to platter and keep warm. Add cranberry sauce, jelly, mustard and allspice to skillet; simmer for 2-3 minutes. Spoon over turkey.

ROASTED TURKEY BREAST WITH CREAMY GRAVY AND CRANBERRY POMEGRANATE SAUCE

Steps:

• For the roasted turkey breast: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the turkey on a baking rack over a baking sheet. Combine the garlic and softened butter with the herbs and lemon juice. Slather about 5 tablespoons of the garlic-herb butter over the turkey breast and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper, reserving the remaining garlic-herb butter for the gravy. Roast the turkey 45 minutes.
• For the cranberry pomegranate sauce: Meanwhile, place the cranberries in a medium saucepot with the sugar, salt, cinnamon stick, orange rind and 1 cup water. Bring to boil and cook until all the berries pop and the sauce thickens, about 15 minutes. Cool and remove the rind and cinnamon stick. Peel the pomegranate in a bowl of water, separating the seeds, and drain. Add the pomegranate seeds into the sauce.
• For the creamy gravy: Right before serving the turkey, melt the remaining garlic-herb butter over medium heat in a saucepan. Whisk in the flour, followed by the stock, to thicken. Whisk in the Worcestershire and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the cream and cheese, and keep warm until ready to serve.
• Slice the roasted turkey breast and serve with the room temperature sauce and warm gravy, with steamed greens on the side.
• Cook's Note: If the turkey is a make-ahead meal, you will need an extra 1 cup stock for reheating. Place the turkey in a low baking dish with the extra 1 cup stock and loosely cover with foil. Reheat at 350 degrees F 20 to 25 minutes, then crisp up the skin under the broiler.
• This recipe will result in leftovers for sandwiches.

TURKEY LASAGNA WITH CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with a non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
• Combine the stock and milk and bring to the boiling point, either in a microwave oven or on top of the stove.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat.
• Add the flour and cook, stirring constantly for 2 minutes.
• Add the hot stock-and-milk mixture, all at once, stirring constantly with a wire whisk.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring frequently, until the mixture starts to thicken, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and add the salt, pepper, sage and thyme and mix well.
• Stir in the turkey and parsley and set aside.
• Spread half of the cranberry sauce evenly over the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Cover the sauce with a layer of the cooked lasagna noodles.
• Top the noodles with the ricotta cheese and a third of the turkey mixture.
• Add a second layer of noodles.
• Spread the remaining cranberry sauce over the noodles.
• Cover the cranberries with half of the remaining turkey mixture.
• Sprinkle half of the shredded mozzarella cheese evenly over the top.
• Top with the remaining noodles, turkey mixture and shredded cheese.
• Sprinkle the bread crumbs evenly over the top.
• Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until bubbling and lightly browned.
• Allow to stand for 5 minutes before cutting into eight servings, approximately 3-by-4 inches each.

TURKEY MEATBALLS IN CRANBERRY-BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Slow Cooker Directions: Combine cranberry sauce and barbecue sauce in slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH 20 to 30 minutes or until cranberry sauce is melted and mixture is hot, stirring every 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place egg white in medium bowl; beat lightly. Add turkey, green onion, orange peel, soy sauce, black pepper and ground red pepper, if desired; mix well with hands until well blended. Shape into 28 balls. Spray large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Add meatballs to skillet; cook over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until meatballs are no longer pink in center, carefully turning occasionally to brown evenly.
• Add to heated sauce in slow cooker; stir gently to coat evenly with sauce. Reduce heat to LOW. Cover and cook 3 hours.
• When ready to serve, transfer meatballs to serving plate; garnish, if desired. Serve with decorative picks.

CRANBERRY GRAPE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a sauce pot. Cook on high heat until mixture starts to boil. Stirring occasionally until cranberries pop. Lower heat to medium and using the back of a large wooden spoon, squeeze the grapes against the side of pot or use a potato masher to pop grapes,leaving some whole. The pectin from the grapes and sugar will thicken the sauce as well as the heat the reducing the mixture.

TURKEY TENDERLOINS WITH SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Brown tenderloins in butter in skillet. Lower heat to simmer and cover. Cook about 20 minutes until meat juices run clear.
• Remove tenderloins and keep warm. Pour off excess drippings.
• Add cranberry sauce, cloves and sugar to skillet. Heat over low heat. Add orange pieces.
• Spoon sauce over tenderloins to serve or spoon some sauce onto serving plate and top with sliced tenderloins.
• Garnish with orange twists if desired.
• Serve with wild or brown rice. Enjoy.