This recipe makes the best spicy turkey ever. It’s great for Thanksgiving, potlucks, or dinner parties. It’s a wonderful dish with just the right amount of spice that will fill your whole neighborhood with an enchanting aroma. Make it a day in advance to save time.
Spicy Roast Turkey
This recipe makes the best spicy turkey ever. It's great for Thanksgiving, potlucks, or dinner parties. It's a wonderful dish with just the right amount of spice that will fill your whole neighborhood with an enchanting aroma. Make it a day in advance to save time.
Ingredients
- 1 onion chopped
- 12 ounce jar roasted red peppers drained and chopped
- 1 cup whiskey
- ½ cup minced garlic
- 22 pound whole turkey neck and giblets removed
- 7 ounce can chipotle chilies in adobo sauce
- roasting bag for a large turkey
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Stir onion, roasted red peppers, whiskey, and garlic together in a bowl. Place mixture inside turkey cavity. Mince chipotle peppers in a food processor until about the consistency of spaghetti sauce. Rub 1/2 of the chipotles on the outside of the turkey, and place the rest inside the cavity. Place turkey into a roasting bag, close the bag according to the directions, and place into a roasting pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 3 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove from the oven and let rest in a warm area for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing.
