Pavo Borracho – Not this year

Instructions

1. Rinse the turkey and pat dry inside and out. Salt and pepper the cavity and outside of the turkey. Set aside. Combine the dried fruit, raisins, apples in a medium-size bowl. Put the orange juice and chiles (with the sauce that clings to them ) into a blender or food processor and process for 1 minute. Add 1 cup each of the tequila and Grand Marnier, then pour the mixture over the fruit and let rest 15 minutes. Drain the fruit, reserving the liquid. Cut half of the butter (1 stick) into 1/2-inch pieces and combine with the fruit. Stuff the cavity with most of the fruit. Place the turkey in the roasting bag, arrange the remaining fruit on top of the turkey and pour the reserved orange juice-liquor mix over it. Combine the remaining tequila with the Grand Marnier. Have ready a basting syringe fitted with a metal injection nozzle and inject the mixture all over the turkey. Melt the remaining butter ( 1 stick) and carefully pour over the turkey in the roasting bag. Seal the bag and cut 1 1/4-inch slit on top to let the steam escape. Place in a roasting pan and roast for 2 1/2 hours. Every 30 minutes open the bag (being careful to shield your face from the steam) and inject more liquor, eventually using it all up. When ready to serve, slit open the bag, arrange the turkey on a platter, and scoop out the stuffing. Place all the fruit in a serving bowl. Strain the juices that have accumulated in the bag, skim off any fat, in a gravy boat. YIELD; 8 – 10 servings