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
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





