Turkey for Christmas
Instructions:
- 1 turkey, cut in pieces
- Marinade:
- 1 cup dry red wine
- 1/2 cup Bourbon
- 1/2 cup dry sherry
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 3 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 5 whole anise seeds
- 1 tbsp. fresh ginger, minced
- fresh ground pepper to taste
- Glaze:
- 1 cup Bourbon
- 2/3 cups honey
- 2/3 cups ketchup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- Mix all the marinade ingredients in a large bowl.
- Add turkey pieces and coat thoroughly. Cover and let sit 3 hours.
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Remove turkey from marinade and place in roasting pan.
- Pour 1/2 cup of marinade over turkey.
- Bake 1 hour, turning and basting as necessary.
- Increase oven to 450F.
- Glaze:
- Mix glaze ingredients thoroughly in bowl.
- Brush turkey with glaze.
- Bake 30 minutes, basting and turning every 5 minutes.