This gorgeous bird emerges from the oven nearly black and very deeply flavored. However, don't look for crisp skin; the mole keeps both the flesh and skin tender and moist. Be sure to start the turkey at least one hour and up to eight hours ahead to allow for marinating time. The easiest way to do this is to spread on the mole before you go to bed and let the turkey marinate in the fridge overnight.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories turkey Roast Thanksgiving Dinner Fall Winter Hominy/Cornmeal/Masa Sugar Conscious Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Makes 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Prepare turkey:
- Rinse turkey and pat dry. Sprinkle inside and out with salt and pepper and transfer to roasting pan. Set aside 1 1/2 cups mole for serving (refrigerate until ready to use), then coat turkey inside and out with remainder. Cover turkey with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 8 hours.
- Arrange oven rack in lowest position and preheat oven to 450°F. Butter 2-quart casserole or 8-inch square baking dish.
- Loosely fill main cavity of turkey with stuffing. Transfer remaining stuffing to prepared dish and drizzle with 1/2 cup stock. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate until ready to bake. Dab turkey all over with melted butter. Tuck wing tips under breast and loosely tie legs together with kitchen string. Pour 1/4 cup stock into pan.
- Roast turkey 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°F, cover turkey loosely with foil, and continue roasting 45 minutes more. Remove foil, add 1/4 cup stock to pan, and continue to roast, basting with pan juices every 30 minutes, 1 1/2 hours more.
- Increase oven temperature to 450°F, rotate pan 180° in oven, and add 1/4 cup stock to pan. Remove extra stuffing from refrigerator (do not uncover) and transfer to oven alongside turkey. Bake 30 minutes, then uncover and bake until top is golden brown, about 15 minutes more. Keep warm, covered. Meanwhile, continue to roast turkey, adding 1/4 cup stock to pan and basting every 15 minutes, until instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh (do not touch bone) registers 170°F, about 45 minutes to 1 1/2 hours more (2 1/2 to 3 hours total).
- Transfer turkey to platter (do not clean roasting pan). Insert thermometer into center of stuffing. If thermometer does not read 165°F, remove stuffing and microwave until 165°F. Keep warm. Let turkey rest at least 1/2 hour before carving.
- While turkey is resting, make gravy:
- Straddle roasting pan across 2 burners on moderately high heat. Add stock and bring to boil, scraping up browned bits on bottom of pan. Remove from heat.
- In medium saucepan melt butter. Whisk in flour and cook, whisking constantly, until roux is golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add stock mixture in steady stream, whisking constantly to prevent lumps, then simmer until thickened slightly, about 2 minutes. Strain through fine-mesh sieve into medium bowl and stir in lime juice, salt, and chile powder. Keep warm.
- In small saucepan over low heat, gently reheat reserved mole sauce. Serve turkey with gravy and mole alongside.
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Greg Boles
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Jacquelyn Morgan
[email protected]I'll definitely be making this again.
Junaid shinwari
[email protected]This is a must-try recipe!
DReAm Hanjra
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technical Ali akbar Shahid
[email protected]I had a hard time finding all of the ingredients for this recipe, but it was worth the effort. The turkey was delicious and the mole sauce was amazing. I will definitely be making this again.
Tayyab Tanha
[email protected]This recipe was a bit too spicy for my taste, but my husband loved it. The turkey was cooked perfectly and the mole sauce was very flavorful.
Chenique Jacobs
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of turkey, but this recipe changed my mind! The mole sauce was amazing and the turkey was so moist. I'll definitely be making this again.
Lily
[email protected]I made this recipe for Christmas dinner and it was a huge success! Everyone raved about the turkey and the mole sauce. I will definitely be making this again.
Michael Mars
[email protected]This mole roasted turkey was a hit at our Thanksgiving dinner! The turkey was moist and flavorful, and the mole sauce was rich and complex. The masa stuffing was a nice addition, and the chile gravy was the perfect finishing touch.