JAMIE OLIVER'S "BEST ROAST TURKEY"

JAMIE OLIVER'S

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter
A sprig of fresh sage, leaves picked
12 strips of pancetta or thinly sliced bacon
1 bulb of garlic, broken into cloves
4 medium red onions, peeled
2 sticks of celery, trimmed and chopped
A big handful of breadcrumbs
A handful of dried apricots
10 ½ ounces ground pork
Zest of 1 lemon
A pinch of grated nutmeg
1 large free-range or organic egg
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
12 small fresh rosemary sprigs, plus a few extra
9-10 lb turkey, preferably free-range or organic, all room temperature
2 carrots, peeled
1 large orange
Olive oil
2 tablespoons plain flour
2 pints chicken or vegetable stock

Steps:

Preheat the oven to maximum. Heat a saucepan to medium hot drop in the butter, sage leaves, 6 of bacon strips. Peel/chop 2 garlic cloves & 1 onion Add the garlic celery & onion to the pan fry gently until soft and golden brown. Take pan off heat add breadcrumbs, while the mix is cooling down, add pork, nutmeg egg, salt and pepper mix well Cut remaining strips of bacon in half & slice 1 peeled garlic clove into thin slivers. Place a rosemary sprig & a garlic sliver on end of 1/2 strip of bacon & roll tightly Repeat Stab the thighs and drumsticks in 6 places on each side. Push a roll into each hole until it just peeps out. Chop the remaining onions & carrots in half Find the edge of the skin & gently peel it back. Lift the loose skin at the neck end and spoon the stuffing between the skin and the breast, tuck the flap of skin underneath to stop anything leaking out. Pop orange in the microwave for 30 seconds stuff it into the cavity. Weigh the stuffed turkey and calculate the cooking time (about 20 minutes per pound). Place bird on a large roasting pan, run it over with olive oil and season well. Surround with the chopped carrots, onions, remaining garlic, cover with aluminum foil and place in the preheated oven. Turn the heat down right away to 350°F, and roast for the calculated time Remove the aluminum foil for the last 45 minutes Take the turkey out of the tray and rest on a board that's covered loosely with foil for 20 minutes while you finish off the veg and the gravy. Skim the surface fat from the roasting pan and add the flour and stock. Place the tray on the stovetop and bring to a boil on high heat. When the gravy starts to thicken, strain it into a bowl.