Chestnuts stuffing Turkey
| Preparation: | 35 min |
| Marinating/Waiting: | 15 min |
| Cooking: | 3 h 35 min |
| Total: | 4 h 25 min |
servings
| Category: | Meats and substitutes |
| Subcategory: | Turkey |
| Source: | Metro |
Recipe ingredients
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) butter*
- 6 slices stale bread, in cubes
- 1 tsp. (5 mL) Irresistible marjoram*
- 1 tsp. (5 mL) Irresistible thyme*
- 1 tsp. (5 mL) Irresistible sage*
- 2 cups (500 mL) onion, chopped small
- 2 cups (500 mL) celery, chopped small
- 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 2 red apples, unpeeled, cut in small cubes
- 1 425-gram can chestnuts, cut in large pieces
- To taste salt and pepper
- 2 eggs*, beaten
- 12 to 13 pounds (5.5 kg) turkey
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) chicken broth concentrate*
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350ºF/180ºC.
Chestnuts stuffing
In a frying pan, melt 2 tablespoons (30 mL) of butter and add the cubes of bread, marjoram, thyme and sage.
Mix well.
Place on cookie sheet and cook for 20 minutes.
Stir-fry the onion, celery, garlic, apples, chestnuts and seasoned bead cubes in the rest of the butter.
Salt and pepper.
Add the eggs and mix well.
Turkey
Fill the inside of the turkey with the chestnuts stuffing.
Brush the turkey with the chicken broth concentrate.
Place in a roasting pan and cook, uncovered, for 1 1/2 hours.
Cover and continue cooking for about 1 1/2 hours or until a meat thermometer indicates 190ºF (85ºC).
Take off the cover for 15 minutes before ending the cooking.
Take the turkey out of the roasting pan and cover with tin foil for 15 minutes before carving.
Prepare the cranberry sauceCranberry.
Sauce
Place the roasting pan on th burner and add the sherry, port or red wine.
Bring to a boil and scrape the bottom of the roasting pan well.
Add the cranberry jelly and cook on low heat until liquefied.
Dissolve the corn starch in the cream and add to the sauce.
Cook on low heat until the sauce thickens.
To taste, serve with cranberry sauce.
Suggestion
Occasion: Christimas Holidays
Side dish:
Cranberry Sauce
* We recommend Selection and Irresistibles products.
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