I hardly ever cook, so when it was my turn to host thanksgiving dinner, I went looking for a recipe and instructions. This recipe sounded wonderful--and it turned out fabulous. The turkey came out a gorgeous glossy dark caramel color. We put it on a white platter and placed curley endive and green leaf lettuce around the edges, then dropped fresh whole cranberries here and there. It looked like a magazine picture, tasted delicious, and everyone was very impressed with me, thank you very much!!
i've made this recipe 6 times(including my 1st turkey day. Make sure to whip out your meat thermometer for the 22 lbs bird! The glaze and the gravy are excellent lthere will be none left! Try using homemade jam as an ingredient for the glaze. I use mexican canned nectar for the glaze as well cheap and tasty.
To save time I used a Butterball turkey didn't do the gravy recipe BUT...the Apricot Glaze is sensational! The glaze flavoured the gravy with a subtle sweetness..it was an enormous hit..everyone knew there was something a little different about this turkey and gravy..didn't know just what but every single guest commented favourably. I doubt I will ever again cook a turkey..or a chicken for that matter..without this glaze.
This recipe was delectable! My whole family loved it so much that they ask me to make this all throughout the year. I used it with FoodTV's brine recipe from Alton brown (I brined it first then followed this recipe). I froze half the turkey and pulled it out 3 months later and it was just as moist and flavorful as the day I cooked it. I highly recommend it! It's just the perfect blend of spices with a little sweet to satisy all your taste buds.
Not a Big Hit at my house. I am glad that I tried this before Thanksgiving. Maybe we are just old fashion. I will use the butter rub again the meat was very moist. The kids and my husband hated the glaze they thought it was to sweet. The kids wouldn't even try the onion gravy even after they couldn't see the onions. Both my husband and I didn't care for the gravy either.
This is an excellent recipe - especially the onion/shallot gravy. I do not like gravy usually but this gravy just makes my mouth water thinking about it!!! I tried this recipe last Thanksgiving and everyone really liked it. I will definitely use it for this coming Thanksgiving. I just can't get my fill of that gravy!!!:o) UPDATE: I've used this recipe for several years now and every single time I make it people REALLY like it! My mom's expecting this again this Thanksgiving! It's become our family tradition for Thanksgiving turkey!:oD; This and Leeza's Cranberry Sauce Extraordinaire are two of the best recipes on allrecipes.com!!!
I made this turkey last year and we loved it so much that I'm doing it again this year. It was my first time cooking a turkey and this was the perfect recipe. For better results I cooked the turkey upside down which turn out juicy and this glaze gave it a fantastic taste.
Wonderful my turkey was fabulous. It was moist tender and tasty. The only change I would make is too start basting it later as the with the glaze it darkened way too much. The gravy was awesome. Thanks for sharing!
I made this recipe last year for Thanksgiving. It was my first time making the Thanksgiving turkey for my family and my husband's family. Everyone loved it. I made it with a cornbread stuffing recipe I also found here and it was a great combination. I can't wait to eat it again!
