Best 6 Turkey Braised With Cranberries Recipes

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Indulge in a delectable culinary journey with our Braised Turkey with Cranberries, a dish that embodies the essence of comfort and sophistication. Perfectly roasted turkey breast, infused with aromatic herbs and spices, rests amidst a vibrant tapestry of plump cranberries, creating a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. Accompanying this majestic main course is a medley of culinary delights: a creamy and indulgent mashed potato casserole, roasted Brussels sprouts infused with garlic and bacon, and a medley of roasted root vegetables. These recipes, curated with the finest ingredients and meticulous attention to detail, are guaranteed to elevate your dining experience to new heights. Prepare to embark on a culinary adventure that will leave you craving for more.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

CRANBERRY-ORANGE ROASTED TURKEY



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You'll have an elegant centerpiece to your meal with this tender, juicy turkey. The cranberry makes it so good. It has such a wonderful aroma and flavor. -Kara de la Vega, Santa Rosa, California

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 4h

Yield 14 servings (3-1/2 cups sauce).

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 teaspoons garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 turkey (14 pounds)
1 medium orange
1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
3/4 cup reduced-sodium teriyaki sauce
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup orange marmalade
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
4 sprigs fresh herbs, such as thyme, rosemary, parsley and sage
2 medium onions, cut into wedges

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°. Combine garlic powder, salt and pepper. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from turkey breast; spread half of the seasoning mixture under the skin. Sprinkle skin with remaining mixture. Tuck wings under turkey; tie drumsticks together., Juice the orange, reserving the rind. In a large bowl, mix cranberry sauce, teriyaki sauce, honey, marmalade, soy sauce and orange juice. Remove 3-1/2 cups mixture for sauce; refrigerate, covered, until serving., Rub remaining cranberry mixture under turkey skin. Secure skin to underside of breast with toothpicks. Place herb sprigs and reserved orange rind in turkey cavity., Arrange onions in a shallow roasting pan coated with cooking spray. Place turkey over onions. Roast 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.), Remove turkey from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 20 minutes before carving. Discard herb sprigs and orange rind. Place reserved sauce in a small saucepan; heat through. Serve with turkey.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 257 calories, Fat 6g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 86mg cholesterol, Sodium 308mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (14g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 34g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

ROASTED TURKEY BREAST WITH DRIED FRUITS PAN SAUCE



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Provided by Geoffrey Zakarian

Categories     main-dish

Time P1DT2h25m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 skin-on boneless turkey breast, about 4 pounds
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
2 cups white wine
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup dried apricots, diced the same size as the cranberries
1/4 cup canola oil
4 cloves garlic, smashed
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 shallots, minced
2 cups chicken stock
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
6 fresh sage leaves, minced
Zest of 1 lemon
Flaky sea salt, for garnish

Steps:

  • Season the turkey breast on both sides with kosher salt and pepper. Refrigerate, uncovered, for 24 hours on a metal rack in a baking sheet.
  • Bring the turkey breast to room temperature. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  • In a medium saucepan, bring the white wine to a boil. Pour over the dried cranberries and apricots in a large heatsafe bowl. Allow to cool and the fruit to absorb some of the liquid, about 1 hour.
  • In a large saute pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. When the pan begins to lightly smoke, season the turkey with more kosher salt and pepper. Place the turkey in the pan skin-side down. When it begins to brown, flip the turkey, add the garlic, rosemary and 3 tablespoons of the butter and baste for 1 minute. Transfer to the oven and roast until the internal temperature registers 155 degrees F, 35 to 45 minutes depending on the size of the breast. Set the turkey aside skin-side up to rest for about 1 hour.
  • Return the pan to medium-high heat, add the shallots and dried fruit with the wine and cook until the liquid is almost evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the chicken stock and reduce by half, 10 to 15 minutes. Finish with the vinegar, sage, lemon zest and remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Season with kosher salt and pepper.
  • Slice the turkey, arrange on a large serving dish and pour the sauce over it. Garnish with flaky sea salt.

TURKEY BRAISED WITH CRANBERRIES



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Those who believe the best part of the Thanksgiving turkey is the day-after sandwiches with leftover cranberry sauce will welcome this recipe. It teams the relatively unappreciated drumsticks with the rarely used fresh cranberries to produce a dish of uncommon complexity.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 2h

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly crushed
Several sprigs of fresh thyme
3 turkey drumsticks
Salt and pepper to taste
2 medium onions, or 1 large, peeled and sliced
1/4 pound shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and discarded (or reserved for stock), caps sliced
1/4 cup sugar, or to taste
1 cup stock or water, or more as needed
Grated zest of 1 orange
1 pound cranberries, rinsed

Steps:

  • Combine tablespoon of butter with oil in deep skillet or casserole large enough for turkey legs to fit comfortably. Turn heat to medium high; after a minute add garlic and thyme. Cook for a minute, add turkey legs. Brown on both sides (they will brown unevenly, because of their shape), sprinkling with salt and pepper, and stirring garlic so it does not burn. Remove turkey.
  • Add onion, mushrooms, sugar, pinch of salt, and some pepper, and cook; stir occasionally, and adjust heat so vegetables do not burn. When very soft, add 1 cup liquid, half the zest, and cranberries. Bring to boil, return turkey to pan; cover and adjust the heat for a steady simmer.
  • Cook about 2 hours, checking every 30 minutes and adding more liquid if necessary, until meat is very tender. Taste sauce, and add more salt, pepper, and sugar if necessary. Remove meat; if sauce is soupy, raise heat and reduce a little; stir in remaining butter. Carve meat as neatly as you can; serve on a bed of sauce, garnish with remaining orange zest.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 668, UnsaturatedFat 19 grams, Carbohydrate 42 grams, Fat 32 grams, Fiber 9 grams, Protein 57 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 1373 milligrams, Sugar 24 grams, TransFat 0 grams

CRANBERRY GLAZED TURKEY



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Provided by Sandra Lee

Categories     main-dish

Time 3h10m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 (12-pound) fresh whole turkey
3/4 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons fine herbs, divided
1 tablespoon crushed garlic
2 tablespoons (plus 1/2 cup) orange marmalade, divided
2 tablespoons dehydrated onion flakes
2 tablespoons poultry seasoning
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground pepper
2 oranges, sliced
2 leeks, sliced and washed
1 (32-ounce) container low-sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup orange juice
1 can jellied cranberry sauce

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Remove giblets and neck from turkey and rinse inside and out with cold water. Pat dry with paper towels; set aside.
  • In a small bowl, combine softened butter, 1 tablespoon fine herbs, crushed garlic, 2 tablespoons marmalade and onion flakes. Use a fork to mix together until well combined.
  • In a small bowl combine poultry seasoning, 1 tablespoon fine herbs, salt and pepper.
  • Use your hand to carefully loosen the skin around the entire bird. Work half of the butter mixture under the skin of the entire turkey. Rub the remaining butter on the outside of the skin and season with the poultry seasoning mixture inside and out. Stuff the inside of the turkey cavity with oranges and leeks. (Truss if desired.) Add any leftover oranges and leeks to a shallow roasting pan; pour in broth and set aside. Insert a pop-up thermometer at an angle about 3-inches down from the neck cavity and 2-inches from the breastbone, in the thickest part of the breast. Place turkey breast side up on a rack over the vegetables in the roasting pan. Place in oven and reduce temperature to 325 degrees F.
  • Combine orange juice, remaining marmalade, jellied cranberries, and remaining fine herbs in a small saucepan and simmer until jelly melts. Continue simmering until mixture thickens, about 15 minutes; keep warm.
  • After the turkey has cooked for 2 hours brush on the glaze mixture. When the thermometer pops up or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 180 degrees F, about 3 hours total.
  • Remove from oven and let turkey rest 15 minutes before carving.

BASIC BRAISED TURKEY



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Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 3h

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
One whole turkey, cut up, or 4 turkey thighs (or 2 drumsticks and 2 thighs) and 1 boneless breast (2 halves)
1/2 pound bacon or pancetta, diced (optional)
2 large onions, diced
1 pound shiitake or other mushrooms, sliced
2 pounds carrots, peeled and diced
1 bunch celery, diced
A few branches sage, thyme or rosemary
3 cups turkey stock or water, or more
Chopped fresh parsley for garnish (optional)

Steps:

  • Put the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the turkey and brown the leg (and, if you're using them, wing) portions on the skin side well, 10 minutes or more; turn and cook for another 2 minutes on the skinless side. Remove to a plate and brown the breasts in the same skillet, again mostly on the skin side; remove and keep them separate.
  • Heat the oven to 300, and cook the bacon or pancetta (if using) in the remaining fat in the skillet until nearly crisp; remove with a slotted spoon. Cook the onions, mushrooms, carrots, celery and herbs, in batches if necessary, until beginning to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer with the bacon or pancetta to a large roasting pan, then nestle the dark meat in there, leaving room for the breasts. Add stock or water to come about one-third to halfway up the sides of the thighs.
  • Roast uncovered for about 90 minutes, checking occasionally to make sure liquid levels remain sufficiently high and stirring vegetables if they threaten to brown too much. When thigh meat is tender, place the breasts in the pan, and cook until tender, 30 to 45 minutes more, or until done. (They should register 155 on an instant-read thermometer.)
  • Slice breast and thigh meat and serve on a platter with the vegetables garnished, if you like, with parsley.

BRAISED TURKEY



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Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 3h

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound Italian sausage, cut into 2-inch pieces
1/4 pound pancetta, guanciale or not-too-smoky bacon, cut into 1/2-inch dice
4 turkey thighs
Salt and black pepper
1 turkey breast, boned to yield 2 halves
1 ounce (more or less) dried porcini or other mushrooms
1/2 pound carrots, peeled and diced
1/2 pound celery, trimmed and diced
1 large onion, sliced
Several sage leaves or sprigs of thyme or rosemary
1/2 pound shiitake or other mushrooms, sliced
Stock or water as needed
Chopped fresh parsley leaves for garnish

Steps:

  • In a large skillet over medium heat, heat olive oil. Add sausage, pancetta and as many thighs as will fit comfortably, skin side down; sprinkle thighs with salt and pepper. Brown all well, removing pancetta first (it will brown first), then sausage; set aside. Turn thighs when they are well browned and cook a minute or so on skinless side. Remove them, too, and repeat with remaining thighs if necessary. Add breast to pan and brown it well, skin side down, then flip and cook for just a minute or so and remove. Set pan aside.
  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Soak porcinis in hot water to cover. In pan used for turkey, cook carrots, celery, onions, sage and shiitakes in leftover fat. When all vegetables are tender and beginning to brown, add drained porcini, reserving liquid. Return pancetta and sausage to pan. Cook another minute and turn off heat.
  • In a large roasting pan, put thighs in corners, browned side up; there should be room for breasts all in one layer. Fill space between thighs with vegetables; leave breasts out for now. Add mushroom soaking liquid, leaving any sand and grit behind. Add stock or water as needed to come about halfway up sides of thighs.
  • Put in oven and roast, uncovered, for 2 hours, checking occasionally to make sure liquid level remains sufficiently high and stirring vegetables if they threaten to brown too much. When thigh meat is tender, lay breasts on vegetables and cook until they are done, about a half hour longer.
  • To serve, put vegetables on a platter; slice breasts and lay them on top; shred thigh meat and pile that on the rest.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1146, UnsaturatedFat 37 grams, Carbohydrate 15 grams, Fat 61 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 126 grams, SaturatedFat 19 grams, Sodium 1957 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams

Tips:

  • Use a variety of cranberries: Fresh, frozen, or dried cranberries can all be used in this recipe. If using fresh cranberries, rinse them well before using.
  • Brown the turkey pieces well: Browning the turkey pieces before braising them helps to develop flavor and color.
  • Use a flavorful braising liquid: The braising liquid is what gives the turkey its flavor, so be sure to use a liquid that you enjoy the taste of. Some good options include chicken broth, white wine, or apple cider.
  • Add vegetables and herbs to the braising liquid: Vegetables and herbs will add flavor and complexity to the braised turkey. Some good options include carrots, celery, onions, garlic, rosemary, and thyme.
  • Cook the turkey until it is fall-off-the-bone tender: The turkey should be cooked until it is fall-off-the-bone tender, which will take about 2-3 hours.
  • Serve the turkey with your favorite sides: Some good sides for braised turkey include mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or a simple salad.

Conclusion:

Braised turkey with cranberries is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a special occasion meal. The turkey is braised in a flavorful liquid until it is fall-off-the-bone tender, and the cranberries add a tart and tangy sweetness to the dish. This recipe is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.

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