Roast turkey with Christmas stuffing

This super succulent Norfolk Black turkey is perfect with a tasty fruit and nut Christmas stuffing.

Serves: 8

Preparation time:  20 minutes

Cooking time:  3 hours and 40 minutes

Cooling time: 30 minutes (resting)

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You will need

  • 50g unsalted English butter, plus 50g softened for the turkey
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons redcurrant jelly
  • 30g fresh herb mix, finely chopped
  • 300g breadcrumbs, using white bread
  • 2 medium British free range Woodland eggs, beaten
  • 240g whole peeled and cooked chestnuts, roughly chopped
  • 60g pecans, chopped
  • 80g fresh cranberries, roughly chopped
  • 5kg Taste the Difference Norfolk Black free range turkey (available in store)
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Recipe Information

Step by step guide to making Roast turkey with Christmas stuffing

  1. For the stuffing: melt the butter with the oil in a frying pan. Add the onion and redcurrant jelly and fry for 5 minutes.
  2. Add the chopped herb mix and cook for 3-4 minutes. Put in a bowl, season and mix in the remaining ingredients. Chill until needed.
  3. Preheat the oven to 190°C, fan 170°C, gas mark 5. Take the stuffing out of the fridge ready.
  4. Remove the giblets (if any) from inside the turkey. Carefully loosen the skin from the neck end of the bird and fill the neck cavity with the stuffing.
  5. Gently pull the skin back on to the underside of the turkey and secure with cocktail sticks or small metal skewers. Place the turkey in a large non-stick roasting tin.
  6. Gently rub the softened butter all over the turkey, then loosely cover with foil and roast in the oven for 3 hours and 30 minutes.
  7. To test whether the bird is cooked, insert a skewer into the thigh – the juices should run clear. If not, return it to the oven.
  8. When it's done, remove the turkey from the oven, re-cover it with foil and leave to rest for at least 30 minutes before carving.

Cook's tip: The quantity of stuffing here is probably more than you will need to fill the turkey, so why not reserve 150g and leave covered in the fridge. You can use this to make a vegetarian alternative such as our Luxury vegetarian puff pie, or cook separately on Boxing Day to add to a leftover buffet spread.

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Nutritional information for Roast turkey with Christmas stuffing

Nutritional information for Roast turkey with Christmas stuffing

Nutrition type per serving
Calories 487 kcal
Total Fat 21.9g
Saturated Fat 7.9g
Salt 0.56g
Sugar 4.1g

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