Recipes Soy-Sauce-and-Honey-Glazed Turkey 5.0 (3,154) 1 Review "We never had turkey on Thanksgiving," says Joanne Chang, "only duck. I love turkey with sage and butter, but I crave the flavors I grew up with." Here, she marinates and bastes the bird with soy, sesame, honey and ginger, giving it superb flavor and a beautiful mahogany color.Plus: F&W's Ultimate Thanksgiving Guide More Thanksgiving Turkeys By Joanne Chang Joanne Chang Joanne Chang is a James Beard award-winning pastry chef, restaurateur, and five-time cookbook author with close to 30 years in the culinary industry. Since 2000, she's been the owner of Boston's Flour Bakery + Cafe — now with 10 locations — and in 2007 opened the acclaimed restaurant Myers+Chang with her husband Christoper Myers.Experience: Joanne began as a management consultant before deciding to pursue a career in food. This change of direction didn't take her to culinary school, however; instead, she began a rigorous series of internships including Boston's Biba restaurant and Bentonwood Bakery before being hired as Rialto restaurant's pastry chef in 1995. Several years later, she moved to New York to work at the renowned Payard Patisserie & Bistro before returning to Boston to open Flour Bakery + Cafe in 2000. In addition to opening nine more locations of the bakery, she and her restaurateur husband Christopher Myers opened Myers+Chang in 2007, a critically acclaimed restaurant serving Taiwanese cuisine with Vietnamese, Chinese, and Thai influences. Joanne has published five cookbooks and regularly teaches pastry techniques at her bakeries, in area cooking schools, and on Instagram via her weekly series #flourlove.Education: Joanne has a degree in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Harvard University. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 7, 2020 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Con Poulos Active Time: 45 mins Total Time: 6 hrs 45 mins Yield: 12 Ingredients 2 cups soy sauce 1 cup honey 1/4 cup toasted sesame oil 1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh ginger One 14- to 16-pound turkey 1 tablespoon kosher salt 2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper 1 1/2 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder 6 scallions, cut into 2-inch lengths 2 cups chicken stock or low-sodium broth 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cup all-purpose flour Directions In a very large bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, honey, sesame oil and half of the ginger. Put the turkey in the bowl, breast side down, and marinate at room temperature for 45 minutes. Turn the turkey and marinate breast side up for 15 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350°. Set a rack in a large roasting pan. In a small bowl, combine the salt, pepper and five-spice powder. Remove the turkey from the marinade; reserve the marinade. Set the turkey on the rack, breast side up, and season it inside and out with the salt mixture. Stuff the cavity with the scallions and the remaining ginger. Turn the turkey breast side down on the rack. Add 2 cups of water to the roasting pan. Loosely cover the turkey with a foil tent. Roast the turkey for 4 hours, basting with some of the reserved marinade every hour and adding a total of 3 cups of water to the pan during roasting. Turn the turkey breast side up and baste well with the reserved marinade. Roast uncovered for 30 minutes, basting once halfway through cooking. The turkey is done when an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thigh registers 165°. Carefully pour the juices from the turkey cavity into the roasting pan and transfer the turkey to a carving board. Let rest in a warm place for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, strain the pan juices into a large saucepan and skim off the fat. Add the chicken stock to the juices along with 3 cups of water and bring to a boil. In a medium bowl, blend the butter with the flour to make a smooth paste. Gradually whisk in 2 cups of the hot pan juices until smooth. Whisk the mixture into the saucepan and bring the gravy to a simmer, whisking constantly, until thickened. Simmer the gravy over low heat, whisking occasionally, until no floury taste remains, about 8 minutes. Carve the turkey; pass the gravy at the table. Suggested Pairing California's Monterey region is an up-and-coming area for Pinot Noir, thanks to its cool, ocean-influenced climate, which gives the wines great acidity and generous fruit intensity. That balance makes them go especially well with the different flavors of the Thanksgiving feast—especially turkey. Rate it Print