Roast turkey with chestnut stuffing and bread sauce

If you’d rather not have the chestnuts, simply omit them from the stuffing, it will still be delicious

Roast turkey with chestnut stuffing and bread sauce

SERVES

10

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

30

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

200

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 4.5kg turkey with giblets

  • For the giblet stock:

  • neck, gizzard, heart 

  • 2 carrots, sliced

  • 2 onions, sliced

  • 1 celery stalk

  • bouquet garni

  • 4 peppercorns

  • For the chestnut stuffing:

  • 450g chestnuts

  • 175g butter

  • 350g onions, chopped

  • 400g soft breadcrumbs

  • 50g freshly chopped herbs (parsley, thyme, chives, marjoram, savoury, lemon balm) 

  • salt

  • freshly ground pepper

  • melted butter, to baste the turkey 

  • large sprigs of fresh parsley or watercress, to garnish

  • For the bread sauce:

  • 450ml milk

  • 110g breadcrumbs

  • 2 onions, each stuck with 6 cloves

  • 50g butter

  • salt

  • freshly ground pepper

  • 110ml thick cream

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