Mole Turkey
- 1 cup mole sauce
- 2 cups water, divided
- 2 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, chopped
- 3/4 cup PLANTERS Dry Roasted Peanuts, divided
- 1 BUTTERBALL Fresh or Frozen Whole Turkey (14 lb.), thawed if frozen
- Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Blend mole sauce, 1 cup water, chocolate and 1/2 cup nuts in blender until smooth.
- Remove and discard neck and giblets from turkey cavities.
- Rinse turkey; pat dry with paper towels.
- Free legs from tucked position.
- (Do not cut band of skin.)
- Use rubber spatula or your hand to loosen skin over breast, starting at body cavity opening by legs.
- Place turkey, breast-side up, on rack in roasting pan.
- Spread 1/2 cup of the mole mixture under skin.
- Cover breast loosely with foil to prevent overbrowning.
- Bake 3 hours.
- Mix remaining water with mole mixture.
- Remove foil from turkey.
- Brush with 1/4 cup of the mole mixture.
- Bake 30 min.
- or until turkey is done (165 degrees F).
- Let stand 15 to 20 min.
- before carving.
- Remove drippings to saucepan; add remaining mole mixture (2-1/4 cups).
- Bring to boil, stirring frequently.
- Serve turkey topped with mole sauce and remaining nuts.
mole sauce, water, chocolate, peanuts, butterball
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/mole-turkey-114617.aspx (may not work)