Cranberry Turkey
A real winner for the festive season!
Succulent and guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser!
Ingredients
- 1 Tegel Turkey, fresh or frozen, thawed
- 2 tbsp butter or oil
- 1 peeled and diced onion
- 2 tsp minced fresh garlic
- 4 diced rashers bacon
- 2 cups fresh white breadcrumbs or cooked rice
- Grated rind of two oranges
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 300g bottle Wattie's Bit on the Side Cracker Cranberry Sauce
- Salt and pepper to season
- 50g softened butter
- 2 tbsp honey
Method
- Wash the Tegel Turkey and pat dry using paper towels.
- Heat the butter or oil in a frying pan and cook the onion, garlic and bacon until softened. Remove from the heat and put in a large bowl.
- Add the breadcrumbs, orange rind, raisins, 1/2 cup Wattie's Bit on the Side Cracker Cranberry Sauce and mix together. Season well with salt and pepper.
- Fill the turkey cavity with the stuffing.
- Tie the turkey legs together and twist the wings under the body.
- Spread the butter on top of the turkey and place into a roasting dish.
- Cook according to the times on the Turkey packaging.
- Mix the remaining cranberry sauce with the honey and during the last 20 minutes of cooking time, brush the turkey regularly to glaze.
