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Christmas Roast Turkey and All the Trimmings

Roast turkey is a classic delicacy for Christmas. Although the production process is slightly complicated, after mastering the skills, you can also make a delicious turkey.

3-4
Servings
19
INGREDIENTS
7
STEP
5 hr 30 min
TOTAL TIME

INGREDIENTS

Main Ingredients

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    5000g turkey (whole chicken)

Additional Ingredients

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    400g onion chunks
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    700g celery chunks
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    700g carrot chunks
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    400g pumpkin chunks
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    300g apple chunks
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    20g bacon
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    100g minced onions
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    30g cloves of garlic
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    3g lemon zest

Seasonings

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    33g black pepper
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    25g rosemary
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    213g salt
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    200g brown sugar
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    150ml white wine
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    200g butter
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    20ml olive oil
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    5g cinnamon powder
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    5g chopped parsley

DIRECTIONS

Step 1

Marinate the turkey: (prepare one day in advance)

20g black pepper, 20g rosemary, press to stimulate the fragrance.

Find a container that can hold the turkey. Add 2000 milliliters of water, black pepper, rosemary, 200 grams of salt, 200 grams of brown sugar, 150 milliliters of white wine, and stir well.

Put the turkey in, the breast meat part is relatively thick, soak it face down overnight.

Take out the turkey the next day, drain the water and set aside.

Step 2

Prepare butter sauce:

Add 200 grams of butter, 20 milliliters of olive oil, 5 grams of salt, 5 grams of black pepper, 10 grams of minced garlic, 5 grams of chopped rosemary and 3 grams of lemon zest to a bowl and mix well. Set aside.

Step 3

Prepare the baking pan food:

Line the baking pan with your favorite ingredients. Season 400 grams of onions, 400 grams of celery, 400 grams of carrots, and 400 grams of pumpkin chunks with 5 grams of salt and 5 grams of black pepper. Set aside.

Step 4

Prepare turkey filling:

Add 300 grams of apple chunks, 300 grams of celery chunks and 300 grams of carrot chunks to a bowl.

Fry 200 grams of bacon over low heat to release oil. Put in 100 grams of minced onions, 3 cloves of garlic, 5 grams of cinnamon powder, 5 grams of parsley, 3 grams of black pepper and 3 grams of salt for seasoning.

Pour in the fruit and vegetable chunks and mix well.

Step 5

Fill the turkey:

Put the prepared turkey filling into the turkey's belly.

Put a layer of butter sauce between the skin and meat of the breast. Spread the remaining butter sauce on the skin. Seal with a toothpick and tie the legs with cotton thread.

Step 6

Roast the turkey:

Preheat the oven to 190 degrees and put in the turkey and roast for half an hour. Cover with tin foil after coloring to avoid burning.

Step 7

Finish roasting:

Change to 170 degrees. Roast a turkey of about 5 kilograms for 3.5 - 4 hours. When the thickest part of the breast meat reaches above 74 degrees, it is done.

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