Turkey Mercedes

Recipe Type:	Non Veg.
Difficulty:	Average

Ingredients:

• 1, 16 Pound turkey
• 1 tsp Ground cumin
• 1 tsp Dried oregano
• 2 tsp Salt
• 3 Heads garlic, peeled
• 1 tsp Black pepper
• 2 Cups fresh lemon juice made from about 8-12 lemons
• 1 Cup dry white wine
• 12 Ounce can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed

Cooking Instructions:

• Wash turkey, discard innards, pat it dry and place in a roasting pan.
• Crush peeled garlic cloves and put in a bowl.
• Add the pepper, cumin oregano and salt to it.
• Whisk in the lemon juice, wine and orange juice concentrate until well mixed.
• Pierce the turkey breast, thighs, legs and underside, creating many holes for the marinade to penetrate.
• Pour the marinade over turkey and into the holes.
• Stuff the garlic pieces into the holes as possible.
• Cover turkey will with foil, refrigerate and let marinate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Remove foil and place turkey in the middle of oven.
• Roast until the internal temperature in the thickest part of the thigh measures 180 F, about 5 hours.
• Baste the turkey with the pan liquids every 30 to 45 minutes using a turkey baster.
• Be careful not to let the juices puddle in the bottom of the pan or the lower part of the turkey will get soggy.
• Cover turkey breast with foil the last hour of cooking so it won't burn.
• Let the turkey rest at least 20 minutes before carving.
• Turkey Mercedes is ready.