Ingredients

• 1 whole - turkey, any size
• 1 cup - Chinese 5 spice powder
• 3 cups - honey
• 1/2 cup - butter
• 2 tbsp - Chinese mustard
• 1 tbsp - fresh Thai basil
• 2 tbsp - peeled and grated fresh ginger
• 2 tbsp - minced fresh garlic
• 1/2 cup - soy sauce
• salt and pepper to taste

How to Make Chinese Szechwan Honey-Roasted Turkey

• Preheat oven to 450 F. with rack in lower third. Rinse the turkey inside and out, then pat dry thoroughly.
• Heavily salt and pepper the turkey cavity.
• In a small saucepan on low heat, add the remaining ingredients; cook until melted.
• Place the turkey in a large roasting pan, and sprinkle the outside with salt and pepper.
• Then tightly cover the turkey with foil.
• Stick the turkey in the oven and immediately lower the heat to 350 F.
• Roast the turkey for approximately 14 minutes per pound, basting the turkey with the pan drippings for the first half of the total roasting time.
• When it is half-done, lift the foil from the turkey to pour the melted honey mixture over it, then cover again.
• Continue basting every 10 minutes with the honey mixture and pan juices until the turkey is cooked.
• Remove the turkey from oven and let it rest 20 minutes before serving.