Roast Turkey with Stuffing and Sauce

Ingredients

1 whole frozen turkey

Stuffing:

200g pack dried apricots (chopped)
1 cup orange juice
2 Tbsp grated orange rind
2 onions (finely chopped)
2 Tbsp oil
2 tsp dried thyme
3 cups soft breadcrumbs
1 egg, beaten

Sauce:

375g jar whole cranberry sauce
2 spring onions, finely sliced
1/2 cup orange juice
1 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup port or sherry

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 160°C.

2. Remove neck and giblets pack from the whole frozen turkey.

3. Spoon the stuffing into the turkey cavity. Tie the turkey legs together with string. Tuck the turkey wings underneath and place in a roasting dish.

4. Roast for 2 hours 45 minutes*, or until the juices run clear when pierced in the thickest part of the bird. Remove from the oven and allow the turkey to rest for 15 minutes before carving.

5. Serve with the cranberry port sauce and seasonal vegetables.

Stuffing:

Soak chopped apricots in orange juice for 10 minutes. Mix all the stuffing ingredients together. Season with salt and pepper.

Cranberry port sauce:

Heat a non-stick saucepan and lightly simmer all ingredients for 5 – 10 minutes, stirring gently until combined. Serve warm with sliced turkey.

* Cooking time is based on a 4.25 kg whole frozen turkey – Meat Direct whole frozen turkeys start at 4.25 kg in size. Our largest turkey, up to 6.5 kg, would take about 3 hours 10 minutes to roast.

Recipe source: Tegel New Zealand