Red Wine Brined Turkey & Grape Compote

An elegant and delicate recipe, this red wine and grape compote turkey will surely delight your guests at this year’s Thanksgiving dinner or Christmas feast. An absolute crowd-pleaser, this turkey is brined in red wine and rubbed with butter before going into the oven, and served with a flavorful grape compote for a decadent sweet touch.
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Ingredients
8
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Preparation
20 mins
1h 40 mins
Easy
  • Pour wine into a large container where you can submerge the turkey. Add aromatic herbs, garlic head split into two, and allspice berries. Place turkey in brine and refrigerate overnight.
  • Remove turkey from brine. Rub with butter. Season with salt and pepper. Place in an oven bag. Bake at 356 °F for about 80 minutes.
  • Cut grapes in half and fry with a bit of butter. Little by little, add sugar and vinegar. Reduce mixture by almost half. Season and add water.
  • The grape compote must be thick. Stir carefully to keep grapes from falling apart.
  • Serve red wine and grape compote turkey at the center of the table.

Nutritional information

* * Information per 100g serving, percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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