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Grand Marnier Turkey
12 pounds Turkey
2 pounds Mixed dried fruit
1 cup Golden raisins
4 Granny Smith apples -- in wedges
4 Oranges -- juice only
9 ounces chipotle peppers
3 cups Tequila
3 cups Grand Marnier
1 cup unsalted butter
Preheat oven to 325F. Rinse turkey and pat dry inside
and out. Set aside. Combine dried fruit, raisins, and
apples in a medium-size bowl. Put orange juice and
chiles into a blender or food processor and process for
1 minute. Add 1 cup each of tequila and Grand Marnier,
then pour the mixture over the fruit and let rest 15
minutes. Drain the fruit, reserving the liquid. Cut half
the butter into 1/2-inch pieces and combine with the
fruit. Stuff cavity of the turkey with most of the
fruit. Place the turkey in a roasting bag, arrange
remaining fruit on top of the bird and pour reserved
orange juice-liquor mix over it. Combine remaining
tequila and Grand Marnier. Have ready a basting syringe
fitted with a metal injection nozzle and inject the
mixture all over the turkey. Melt remaining butter and
carefully pour over the turkey in the roasting bag. Seal
bag and cut 1/4-inch slit on the top to let steam
escape. Place in a roasting pan and roast for 2 1/2
hours. Every 30 minutes open bag (being careful to
shield your face from steam) and inject more liquor,
eventually using it up. When ready to serve, slit open
bag, arrange turkey on a platter, and scoop out the
fruit stuffing. Place all the fruit in a serving bowl.
Strain the juices that have accumulated in the bag, skim
off any fat, and serve in a gravy boat.
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