Maple Orange-Glazed Turkey Roast

Annacia's Note:

This turkey roast blends light and dark meat -- but it's compact and carves easily into neat slices. Grill the meat to free up oven space for the turkey trimmings

• Total Time: 22 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 1 garlic clove , minced
• 1 tablespoon snipped fresh marjoram or 1 teaspoon dried marjoram , crushed
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ¾ cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• ½ cup maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
• 1 (2 ½-3 ½ lb) boneless turkey breast
• 2 tablespoons butter , melted

Directions:

1. In a small bowl combine garlic, marjoram, salt, and pepper; set aside.
2. For glaze, in a small saucepan stir together the orange juice and cornstarch; add half of the seasoning mixture.
3. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly.
4. Cook and stir 1 minute more.
5. Stir in maple syrup and orange peel; set aside.
6. Brush the turkey roast with melted butter and rub with remaining seasoning mixture.
7. Insert a meat thermometer near the center of the roast.
8. For a charcoal grill, arrange medium-hot coals around a drip pan.
9. Test for medium heat above the pan.
10. Place the turkey roast directly on the grill rack over the pan.
11. Cover; grill until thermometer registers 165°F Add coals to maintain heat every 30 minutes.
12. Brush with glaze the last 30 minutes of grilling.
13. Remove meat from grill.
14. Cover with foil; let stand for 15 minutes before carving. (The meat's temperature will rise 5F during standing).
15. Bring any remaining glaze to boiling; pass with turkey. (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Adjust for indirect cooking. Grill as above.).
16. OR, use the oven @325 degrees until thermometer reaches 165F (should be about 1 1/2 hrs). Follow glazing and standing directions above.

Reviews

[2Bleu]

Very flavorful! I made 1 large breast for the three of us. Also, I was out of OJ so I subbed it with red grapefruit juice and used dried orange zest. I used the oven method and it came out tender, delicious, and lots of flavor! I plan on making this recipe again, and using our electric deli slicer (for ultra thin slices) to make sandwiches! YUM! Thanks for sharing the recipe. :)

[Chef #1049830]

It was only my husband and myself for Thanksgiving this year. No need to make a huge Turkey so I found something called Rolled Roast Turkey Thigh (dark meat turkey rolled to form something that looks like roast beef) - just 3 pds. Didn't know how to prepare it until I found this receipe. I used the oven at 325 as suggested at the end - THIS WAS DELICIOUS!! Compliments to the chef who shared the recipe.