Christmas Roast Turkey
Turkey is always special at this time of year, people love to eat a good Christmas roast. If you’re bored with the traditional bland way of cooking it, try my slightly spicy version. It’s a little bit different – moist and with lots of flavour!
INGREDIENTS
2.5kg turkey
Stuffing
500g minced pork
1 shallot, finely chopped and sautéd
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
50g breadcrumbs
3 tablespoons sage and thyme
½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
5 tablespoons orange juice
Salt and pepper
Marinade
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons English mustard
1 tablespoons crushed chilli
2 tablespoons thyme
1 tablespoon Worcester sauce
1 orange
Salt and pepper
METHOD
- Heat the oven to 180
- Mix the minced meat and all the stuffing ingredients together
- Stuff loosely into the breast and neck of the turkey, just underneath the skin. Make sure to push the mixture evenly around the whole bird
- Stick the orange into the chest cavity
- Tighten the neck and tie the legs across each other with some thread
- Mix the marinade ingredients together and spread all over the turkey
- Bake in the oven together with a bowl of water (to add moisture) for 1 hour, then cover with foil and cook for another 45 minutes
- When it’s cooked, remove from the oven and rest the turkey for at least 15 minutes before carving
Serve with gravy, roasted or boiled vegetables and potatoes
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
