Thursday, 31 January 2013

ROAST TURKEY

                                                           ROAST TURKEY



3.5  kg  Turkey
60  gm  butter
1  stick celery,  finely sliced n cubes
1  small onion, finely chopped
2 small green apples, peeled and grated
500 ml fresh nread crumbs
12.5  ml parsley, finely chopped
1  egg,    Salt n pepper to taste

 ( grated rind of lemon fry with salt n pepper) Prepare this for rubbing the cavity of  turkey n skin (A)

METHOD
1.   Clean and pat dry turkey with paper towel. Rub turkey with (A) n 3 Tbp brandy with a little
black sauce and a little honey. Leave aside.

2.   Melt butter , add onion, celery,  apple,  brandy, parsley and egg  and seasoning.

3.   Add bread crumbs.  Mix well. Set aside to let it cool before stuffing into the neck and cavity.

4.   Sew up the turkey . Secure  the legs with string.

5.   Butter foil thoroughly and wrap up turkey. Make sure the fold is on top of the breast for easy to 
open to brown after 2 hours of baking in foil.

6.   Set oven @ 200 C bake for 20 mins the reduce to  170 C and bake 2  1/2  hours then open the
foil to brown  and baste

BASTE
     1/4 cup orange juice
     1/4 cup butter. a little dark soy sauce to give colour.

GRAVY
4   Tbp  white wine
1/2  Tbp Dijon mustard
450 ml (3/4  pt) hot chicken stock
1 oz butter mixed with        } use finger to mix till like
1 oz plain flour                    } bread crumbs

Cook over very low heat.
Serve with cranberry sauce and  pineapple. cut into 12 pieces  and grill.


                               


































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