Stuffing:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 Tegel Manuka Smoked Chicken Rashers chopped
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 celery stalk, finely chopped
- ½ French stick, diced into 1cm pieces
- 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
Glaze:
- 50g butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon runny honey
- 1 cup chicken stock
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 160°C.
- Stuffing: Heat the olive oil and butter in a pan. Add the Tegel Manuka Smoked Chicken Rashers , onion, garlic and celery and cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Remove from the heat and place into a large bowl with the bread and dried apricots. Add the beaten eggs and mix well.
- Glaze: Combine the butter, oil, lime juice, mustard and honey. Set aside.
- Remove the neck and giblet packs from the body and cavity of the Tegel Whole Frozen Turkey - Various Sizes.
- Spoon the stuffing into the turkey cavity. Tie the turkey legs together. Tuck the wings underneath and place onto a rack in a roasting dish.
- Brush with about 3/4 of the glaze and pour the chicken stock into the dish. Cover the turkey with a layer of baking paper followed by a layer of tin foil, and roast for 1 hour*.
- Remove the baking paper and foil, and baste with the juices in the dish. Continue cooking for a further 1 hour 40 minutes*, or until the turkey is golden brown and the juices run clear when the turkey is pierced through the thickest part of the thigh. Baste frequently during cooking.
- When the turkey is cooked, brush with the remaining glaze, remove it from the oven and transfer it to a warmed plate. Cover loosely with tin foil and rest for 15 minutes. If desired, use the pan juices to prepare gravy.
- Serve with roasted or barbecued mixed vegetables, boiled baby new potatoes and green beans with almonds or a green salad. Suggested vegetables are kumara, crushed garlic, red onion, red and yellow peppers, baby carrots and courgettes tossed with fresh herbs.
* Cooking times are based on a size 3.5 Tegel Whole Frozen Turkey - Various Sizes. For other sizes cooking times see our turkey tips
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