Pineapple Roast Turkey Recipes

PINEAPPLE ROAST TURKEY

Steps:

• Wash turkey and pat dry.
• If desired, rub cavity lightly with salt. Fasten neck skin to back and skewer.
• Fold wings across back with tips touching.
• Tuck drumsticks under band of skin at tail or tie together with heavy string, then tie to tail.
• Place turkey breast side up on rack in open shallow roasting pan.
• Brush with vegetable oil.
• Insert meat thermome- ter so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh muscle or thickest part of breast meat and does not touch bone. Roast uncovered in 325 degrees oven for 3 hours.
• Pare pineapple; cut lengthwise into halves.
• Remove core; cut each half crosswise int o 8 slices.
• Mix wine, honey, soy, ginger, paprika and garlic. Arrange pineapple on rack around turkey.
• Brush turkey and pineapple with wine mixture. Continue roasting uncovered, brushing turkey and pineapple frequently with wine mixture, until thermometer registers 185 degrees, about 1 hour longer, or move drumstick up and down (when done the joint should give readily or break). Remove turkey and pineapple, keep warm.
• Pour d rippings into 2 cup measuring cup; skim off any excess fat. Add enough water to drippings to measure 2 cups.
• Heat dripping to boiling in saucepan.
• Mix cornstarch and cold water; stir into drippings.
• Boil and stir 1 minute. Serve with turkey.
• Yields about 16 servings.

HONEY-GLAZED TURKEY BREAST WITH ROASTED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Place turkey breast, skin side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of meat and does not touch bone. Roast uncovered 1 hour.
• Cut rind from pineapple. Cut pineapple lengthwise in half; cut out core. Cut each half crosswise into 8 slices. Mix wine, honey, soy sauce, gingerroot and garlic. Arrange pineapple on rack around turkey. Brush turkey and pineapple with wine mixture. Roast uncovered about 1 hour longer, brushing turkey and pineapple frequently with wine mixture, until thermometer reads 165°F. Remove turkey and pineapple from pan; keep warm. Discard any remaining wine mixture.
• Pour pan drippings into measuring cup; skim off any excess fat. Add enough water to drippings to measure 1 cup. Heat drippings to boiling in 1-quart saucepan. Mix cornstarch and cold water; stir into drippings. Boil and stir 1 minute. Serve with turkey.