Ballyknocken Bay, Thyme & Cranberry Christmas Turkey with Bacon Stuffing Balls
By Catherine Fulvivo
Serves 8 to 10 people
Here, Catherine shares her delicious family turkey recipe complete with stuffing. This recipe is taken from her cookbook ‘A Taste of Home – the Ballyknocken Cookbook’ which is Catherine’s food story from Ballyknocken House, nestled in the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains, where generations of her family have lived and farmed for over 100 years. ‘My claim to fame is that I’m a decent turkey plucker, having spent many hours helping my mother prepare turkeys for the Christmas market when she closed the B&B for the winter months.’
INGREDIENTS
For the Basting Mix
100ml cranberry juice
4 tbsp light brown sugar
1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
2 tsp chopped thyme
Freshly ground black pepper
Rapeseed oil, for roasting
4.5kg oven-ready turkey, giblets and neck removed
2 tbsp butter, melted
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 onion, sliced in half, for the cavity
1 large sprig of bay leaves, for the cavity
1 lemon, cut in half, for the cavity
2 tsp thyme, chopped
METHOD
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