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Roast turkey recipe

Turkey is the traditional roast for a Thanksgiving dinner and Turkey is the traditional roast for a British Christmas. Except that one would be served at Christmas and the other at Thanksgiving, the way to prepare the bird and the recipes for stuffing are very similar. Everything you find in a British cookbook about roast turkey could appear in a USA cookbook and vice versa. Not surprising, turkey is one of the food items British menus, and world menus, acquired from America.

Roast turkey with fruit stuffing and bacon rolls recipe

Traditional roast turkey requires stuffing, bacon rolls, turkey gravy, and roast potatoes. Serve with seasonal vegetables on the side. Bread sauce and sausages can be also part of a traditional Holiday turkey dinner.

Ingredients

USA Imperial
10-14 lbs    turkey, completely defrosted if it was frozen  
5 Tbs    butter (about 4oz)  
1 Tbs    flour  
15 rashers    streaky bacon  
30   pitted dates  
  salt  
  pepper  
Fruit stuffing  
3 slices    bread, slightly toasted and crust removed  
1   orange, peeled and divided into segments  
1   apple, peeled and diced, rubbed with lemon juice  
1 Tbs    butter, softened  
2 Tbs    raisins  
2 Tbs    chopped nuts  
1 tsp    salt  
1 pinch    nutmeg  
4 Tbs    broth or red wine  
1 medium    egg  
 
Metric
5-7 kg    turkey, completely defrosted if it was frozen  
125 g   butter  
25 g     flour  
15 rashers    streaky bacon  
30   pitted dates  
  salt  
  pepper  
Fruit stuffing  
3 slices    bread, slightly toasted and crust removed  
1   orange, peeled and divided into segments  
1   apple, peeled and diced, rubbed with lemon juice  
25 g   butter, softened  
50 g     raisins  
50 g   chopped nuts  
5 g     salt (about 1 tsp)  
1 pinch    nutmeg  
60 ml   broth or red wine  
1 medium    egg  

Procedure

Fruit stuffing

  1. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Remove the pan from the heat. Add orange segments, raisins, nuts, apple salt and nutmeg. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Add broth and cook for 2-3 minutes more.
  2. Beat egg and add to the pan. Stir to mix well. Turn heat off and let the mixture stand for 10 minutes before stuffing the turkey

Preparing bacon rolls

Halve the bacon rashers, stretch them with the back of a knife. Place a date on one half bacon rasher and roll tightly. Hold together with a toothpick.

Roast turkey

  1. Preheat oven to 425° F (220° C)
  2. Rinse turkey in and out. Wipe dry with kitchen towels.
  3. Stuff the bird, the neck cavity only. Be careful not to pack it too tight as the stuffing will expand. Fold over the neck and truss the turkey with the wings under and legs held together. Form small balls from the remaining stuffing.
  4. Place the turkey in a roasting pan. Rub butter all over it and season with salt and pepper. Cover with foil.
  5. Roast for 40 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325° F (160 ° C) and roast for a further 2½-3 hours.
  6. Remove turkey from oven. Discard foil and baste. Tuck bacon rolls and stuffing balls around the turkey if there is room for it.
  7. Roast turkey for a further 30 minutes, until breast in brown. Test to see if the turkey is cooked; cook for longer if it was not done.
  8. Lift the turkey from the pan, tipping it slightly to allow juices to run into pan. Place onto a large serving dish, warmed, and cover with foil to keep it warm. Leave to stand for 30 minutes.
  9. Garnish turkey with bacon rolls, stuffing balls and herbs -bay leaves or watercress, for instance.

Servings: 10

Yield: 8 to 10

Nutrition facts

Serving size: 1 serving

Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients for a 10 lb (5 kg) turkey. This is a very rough estimate to be used as guideline only.

 
       
Amount Per Serving      
Calories   534.75  
Calories From Fat (47%)   252.00  
    % Daily Value
Total Fat 27.98g   43%  
Saturated Fat 10.88g   54%  
Cholesterol 83.15mg   28%  
Sodium 844.96mg   35%  
Potassium 714.70mg   20%  
Carbohydrates 62.63g   21%  
Dietary Fiber 5.67g   23%  
Sugar 50.81g      
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g      
Net Carbohydrates 56.96g      
Protein 13.82g   28%  

Recipe type

Dinner, Fall, Holiday, Main course, Main Dish, Main meal, Poultry, Winter

Cooking tips

Don't stuff the body cavity as it might prevent thorough cooking, put a small onion, quartered, a piece of lemon or orange, or some herbs, if you want more flavor.

Lining the roasting pan with foil will help to keep the pan clean.

Put the potatoes into the oven when you add the bacon rolls and stuffing.

 



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