Roasted Turkey with Fried Pecan-Bourbon Glaze

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2007

Show: Paula's PartyEpisode: Deep Fried Thanksgiving

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (19)

Cook Time:
3 hr 30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
3 to 5 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 25 min
Cook: 3 hr 30 min
Total:: 4 hr 5 min

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Ingredients

Turkey:

4 tablespoons butter, softened
1 tablespoon House Seasoning, recipe follows
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
2 tablespoons minced shallots
2 teaspoons minced garlic cloves
1 (12-pound) turkey
Stuffing, if desired

Glaze:

2 sticks butter
2 cups pecan halves
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup bourbon

For the turkey:

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

In a small mixing bowl combine all ingredients

Thoroughly rinse and dry the turkey well. Tuck the wings underneath the body and place the turkey in a roasting pan. Rub the butter mixture all over the turkey. Stuff, if desired. Roast for 18 minutes per pound (including stuffing weight, if using). The turkey is done when an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh and deep into the stuffing registers 165 degrees F and the juices run clear. Remove from the oven and loosely tent with foil. Let rest for 20 minutes before carving.

For the glaze:

Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. When the butter just begins to bubble, stir in the pecan halves. Let the pecan halves gently fry in the butter until they take on a lightly toasted color. Then add the sugar, molasses and honey and stir until the sugar melts. Pour in the bourbon, raise the heat and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes until the glaze is smooth, except for the pecans, of course, and syrupy.

Let the glaze cool slightly and then pour it over the roasted turkey. Serve any extra glaze in the side at the table.

House Seasoning:

1 cup salt

1/4 cup black pepper

1/4 cup garlic powder

Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

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recipe Roasted Turkey with Fried Pecan-Bourbon Glaze
Amanda Greenbrier, AR 01-22-2010
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Will make again
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this for Christmas and the smell and taste was great but my only complaint was the flavors didn't get into the meat of... the bird. This was my first Christmas married and we had everyone over. Everyone loved it but I wanted to taste the flavor through out the turkey. Read more
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Aimee Charlotte, NC 01-02-2010
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Fantastic Holiday Recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for Christmas this year, and it was a great hit!!! Using Paula, you can't go wrong!!!
recipe Roasted Turkey with Fried Pecan-Bourbon Glaze
Nanette San Diego, CA 12-05-2009
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YUM!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My nephew and his wife invited us to Thanksgiving dinner this year. Along with my son and his girl, the four of them made... this recipe for 15 hungry people. They doubled the recipe for sauce so we could have the option of putting some more sauce at the table, too. It was delicious. You have to like the taste of bourbon, though. Just about everyone was raving about how different the sauce with the turkey tasted and wanted the recipe. We talked about using the sauce with ham, chicken and other meats in the future. Wonderful recipe for turkey. God bless that Paula Dean!Read more
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Lucy Miramar, FL 12-01-2009
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Amazing!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've tried many turkeys over the years, but this is the first one I've ever made and this recipe is absolutely amazing. The... glaze is just mouthwatering. I added baby carrots around the turkey as well and they turned out tender, delicious, and perfectly seasoned. The turkey was moist and the glaze over it was perfect. The whole family devoured it (even the ones that aren't too fond of turkey)! I will be making this again for christmas dinner! Can't wait!Read more
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Linda West Helena, AR 11-29-2009
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Paula... you did it again..
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This year, my contribution to the Thanksgiving feast was the Turkey.. so, I decided to experiment with Tom.. I have always... in the past avoided volunteering to cook one because my past experiences have not been that great. ALWAYS DRY.. but, this year, I decided to step out of the box and try one more time... I looked at several recipes on this site, but Paula's by far looked awesome.... and it was.. I absolutely couldn't believe how moist the turkey was.. I bought a Honeysuckle this year, approximately 14lbs and I followed the directions to the "T" . My family was awe-struck when I removed the aluminum foil... It looked just exactly like the picture shown, NOTHING and I mean NOTHING was left except the carcass of course !! YA'LL have got to try this.... thank you so much Paula... Linda Broome from ArkansasRead more
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Janiene Edmonds, WA 11-26-2009
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Fantastic
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We just had this and my son said it was "dank" that means awesome in teenager. Next time I might Burbon.