Black Pepper-Pomegranate Molasses Glazed Turkey

Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay

Show: Throwdown with Bobby FlayEpisode: Turkey and Dressing

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Cook Time:
2 hr 15 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
6 to 8 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 2 hr 15 min
Total:: 2 hr 35 min

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Ingredients

Turkey Glaze:

1 1/2 cups pomegranate molasses
3/4 cup prepared horseradish, drained
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper

Turkey:

1 (about 15 pounds) fresh turkey
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 cups homemade chicken stock or low-sodium canned broth

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

Whisk together pomegranate molasses, horseradish, mustard, salt, and coarsely ground black pepper. Set aside and let sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before using to allow the flavors to meld.

Remove the neck, heart and gizzard from inside of the turkey. Rinse the bird inside and out with cold water and pat dry. Rub the entire surface of the bird with the butter and season well (including the cavity) with salt and pepper. Truss the turkey and place breast-up on a rack in a large roasting pan. Roast for about 45 minutes, until slightly golden brown. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and continue roasting, basting with some of the chicken stock every 15 minutes, for about 1 hour, 15 minutes longer. (An instant-read thermometer inserted in the thigh should register 160 degrees F.)

During the last 15 minutes of roasting, stop basting with the chicken stock and brush the entire turkey with 1 cup of the pomegranate glaze. Remove the turkey from the oven, brush with the remaining glaze, loosely tent and let rest 15 minutes before slicing.

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recipe Black Pepper-Pomegranate Molasses Glazed Turkey
Hazel Upland, CA 01-13-2010
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Bobby Rocks! Best Turkey Ever...
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this last Thanksgiving and everyone loved it! It was moist and great tasting. I've used other chef's recipe but this one... is a keeper and will only use this when I cook turkey. I love Bobby Flay! As a matter a fact, one of the surgeons that worked on my shoulder is a Bobby Flay look alike and he's also from NY so I call him Dr. Flay :)Read more
recipe Black Pepper-Pomegranate Molasses Glazed Turkey
Nicole Palm Desert, CA 12-30-2009
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AMAZING!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We did this turkey for thanksgiving in 2009....it was wonderful. Got the recipe to make the Pomegranite molasses from... scratch from Alton Brown. Well worth all of the work!!!!Read more
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Jenna Aurora, CO 12-22-2009
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Beautiful alternative to "traditional" turkey!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for Thanksgiving and it was absolutely fantastic! I found the pomegranate molasses at a middle-eastern market.... The one thing I do want to mention is that the cooking time is spot-on. I had a fresh, 15lb bird and everyone I mentioned this recipe to said plan on it taking much longer to cook. Bobby Flay had the timing just right because my Turkey was done in 2 hrs. The glaze makes the turkey come out so pretty and festive. The flavor was spectacular, too!Read more
recipe Black Pepper-Pomegranate Molasses Glazed Turkey
Ana Long Beach, CA 12-20-2009
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My in-laws asked me to make it again for Christmas!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this turkey for thanksgiving and everyone absolutely LOVED it. I made the pomegranate molasses myself using Alton... Brown's recepie on FN and I would say that was the most tedious part of the whole recipie, everything else was simple and straightforward. The turkey was moist and flavorful, and everyone was impressed with how gorgeous it looked that my sister in law took pictures of it! We all loved it.Read more
recipe Black Pepper-Pomegranate Molasses Glazed Turkey
Rosalyn Denver, CO 12-09-2009
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Moist and flavorful
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Good idea for a different way to make turkey. Because pomegranate molasses is not an easy to find item include how to make... it. I found a recipe on the web that worked out well made with pom ,sugar and lemon juice. 4 cups pom 1/2 c sugar 1/4 c fresh lemon juice cook over medium heat until reduce by halfRead more
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Annette Florence, MT 12-09-2009
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Pomegrantae Molasses
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Does anyone know where I can get the pomegranate Molass at I live in MT and can't find any. Can I get it on the... Web? thanks Annette, Florence, MTRead more