Background
This Roast turkey with bacon is a classic Christmas dish, served with roasted potatoes, brussels sprouts, braised cabbage and cranberry sauce. Instead of butter, you can use dairy-free spread or margarine, and the butter can be mixed with chopped herbs (such as rosemary, tarragon, thyme). Β You can find turkey stuffing recipes here >>Β If your turkey is bigger than 3kg β youβll need to calculate a different roasting time. See how to roast a turkey>>
Ingredients
- 3 kg turkey
- 12 streaky bacon
- 150g softened butter
- 1/2 onion or orange
- 1 sprig of rosemary or 4 sprigs of thyme or couple of sage leaves
- Stuffing
Instructions
- Using your fingertips, separate the turkey skin from the breast meat - be careful not to tear it! Rub the turkey meat thoroughly with butter under and over the skin.
- Fill the turkey neck with stuffing. Lay the bacon strips over the turkey breast, slightly overlapping. Put half an onion or orange in the cavity, together with a sprig of rosemary, thyme or some sage leaves.
- Put the turkey in a large roasting dish, then bake in a preheated oven at 220 Β° C for 30 minutes, then baste it with the cooking jus.
- Set the oven temperature to 180 Β° C and cook for 2 hours, basting it every half hour. Cover with foil if it's getting too brown, but take off the foil for the last few minutes for the bacon to crisp up.
- Take it out of the oven and prick it at the thigh with a knife. If the released juice is not clear, roast for another 10 minutes and test again. Alternatively use a meat thermometer - it should be 76C at the base of the thighs.
- Transfer the turkey to a platter, cover with foil then wrap with tea towels.
- Rest for at least 30 minutes before carving.
- While the turkey is resting, make a gravy from the cooking jus and prepare your side dishes.
Categories
- Meal Type: - Dinner - Lunch - Main - Roast - Seasonal
- Cuisines: - British - USA
- Occasions: - Christmas - Dinner Party - Thanksgiving
- Ingredients: - Chicken & Turkey
- Health and Diet: - Combination - Dairy Free - Gluten Free - Low Carb
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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