Turkey With Achiote Orange Marinated
- 6 cups roughly chopped cilantro leaves and stems
- 2 cups fresh orange juice, plus 2 whole navel oranges, cut into quarters
- 3/4 cup achiote paste
- 6 medium jalapenos, stemmed, seeded and roughly chopped
- 3 heads garlic (1 with cloves peeled and roughly chopped, 2 halved crosswise)
- 3 tbsp. black peppercorns, plus freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 3 tbsp. kosher salt, plus more to taste
- 1 (10-12 lb.) turkey
- 2 large onions, quartered
- Instructions
- 1. Combine cilantro, orange juice, achiote paste, jalapenos, roughly chopped garlic, peppercorns, and 3 tbsp. salt in a blender. Puree into a smooth marinade. Rub turkey inside and out with marinade and season with salt and pepper. Place quartered oranges, halved garlic heads, and quartered onions inside turkey. Transfer turkey, breast side up, to a roasting pan fitted with a rack. Refrigerate uncovered 1 hour or up to overnight.
- 2. Heat oven to 425u0b0. Roast turkey until skin is crisp and and dark re
cilantro, orange juice, achiote paste, jalapeufos, garlic, black peppercorns, kosher salt, turkey, onions
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/turkey-with-achiote-orange-marinated-52552721 (may not work)