ROAST TURKEY

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A recipe for a delicious turkey.

Ingredients

1 very clean turkey of approximately 6 kilos, 6 bay leaves, 6 sprigs of fresh oregano, 1 onion halved, 1 head of roasted garlic, 10 fat peppers, salt to taste, 100 grams of adobo message, can be used the squares that are sold commercially.

Recado de adobo: 1 tablespoon achiote seeds, 1 tablespoon dried oregano, 10 ground fat peppers, 1 head of roasted small garlic, 4 cloves, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 2 teaspoons coriander seeds, ¼ teaspoon of saffron, 1 large stick of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of salt, juice of 1 or 2 sour oranges or sweet orange and vinegar.

For the marinade: 1 cup of olive oil, 3 large onions sliced in feather, 1 head of garlic roasted and halved in half, 6 xcatic or güero chili peppers, roasted and peeled, 10 black peppers, 3 leaves of bay leaf, 10 white peppers, 1 cinnamon stick, a pinch of cumin, 3 cloves, 2 teaspoons of dried oregano, 2 cups of sour orange juice or 1 of vinegar and 1 of sweet orange, 1 cup of broth where it is cooked the turkey salt to taste. For 12 people.

PREPARATION

Recado de adobo: In a spice or coffee grinder, all the spices are ground and the salt and sour orange juice are added.

Pickled sauce: The oil is heated and the onion, garlic and chilies are seasoned there. The spices are ground with a bit of sour orange or vinegar and added to the above, add the sour orange juice and the broth where the turkey was cooked and let everything season very well. It is removed from the heat and allowed to cool.

The turkey is wrapped in a sky blanket, tied and cooked with water to cover with the bay leaf, oregano, pepper, onion and garlic for two hours or until soft. Drain, setting aside the strained broth. The turkey is spread very well on all sides with the marinade message and starts to grill on the charcoal, turning it continuously, for approximately 30 minutes. It is served cold, sliced and accompanied by the marinade.