Pomegranate-citrus Turkey

Total Time: 3 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/4 cup softened butter
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, divided
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary, divided
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 1 orange, juice and zest of
• 2 teaspoons cracked black pepper, divided
• 1 (12 lb) whole turkey, cleaned
• 3/4 cup pomegranate juice
• 1/3 cup honey

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 in a bowl combine butter, 1 tbs. parsley, 2 teaspoons roesmary, garlic, 1 tbs. orange zest, 1/4 teaspoons pepper and 1/2 teaspoons salt.
• 3 rub mixture under turkey skin.
• 4 sprinkle remaining parsley, rosemary, and pepper and 1 teaspoons salt over turkey.
• 5 place turkey on rack in a roasting pan. roast at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.
• 6 reduce heat to 350 degrees, roat 2 hours more.
• 7 meanwhile, in a saucepan, bring pomegranate juice, honey and 1/3 cup orange juice to a boil.
• 8 reduce heat and simmer 4 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
• 9 at the end of the 2 hours, brush mixture on turkey.
• 10 roast turkey 45 minutes more, or until a meat thermometer inserted in thigh, not touching bone, reads 170 degrees, basting occasionally.
• 11 let sit 15 minutes before slicing.
• 12 garnish with herbs and orange slices, if desired.