Turkey with root vegetables and maple syrup

AUTHOR
Eunice Scott
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
3 1
COOK TIME
210 mins
TOTAL TIME
210 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 8
  • 80 g stale bread
  • 100 ml Milk
  • 2 Shallots
  • 200 g streaky smoked bacon
  • 50 g Poultry liver
  • 6 Stem(s) Parsley
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 50 ml Port wine
  • 1 (approx. 3 kg) ready-to-cook turkey
  • 1 collar Carrots
  • 500 g small parsnips
  • 20 g Butter
  • 500 ml Poultry broth
  • 50 ml Maple syrup
  • 7-10 Tbsp Kitchen yarn

Directions

  1. 1

    For the filling, soak the bread in the milk. Peel and dice the shallots. Cut the bacon into cubes. Chop chicken liver finely. Wash parsley, shake dry, pluck leaves except for something to garnish from the stems and chop. Mix ingredients, season with salt, pepper and port wine

  2. 2

    Wash turkey thoroughly inside and outside, dab dry, season with salt and pepper. Fill the turkey with the stuffing and seal with kitchen string. Place on the fat pan of the oven and cook in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/ convection oven: 150 °C/ gas: see manufacturer) for approx. 3 hours

  3. 3

    In the meantime, peel the vegetables and, depending on their size, cut them in half, quarters or slices. Heat butter and sauté vegetables for about 4 minutes. Add stock and maple syrup. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and simmer for about 10 minutes. Arrange the turkey on the vegetables, garnish with parsley

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
740 kcal
CARBS
28 g
FATS
38 g
PROTEINS
72 g

Categories & Tags

Main Dishesvery easyChristmas