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By Chef Brian McDermott

It鈥檚 hard to beat a traditional roast turkey at Christmas and it鈥檚 not as difficult to prepare as you might think.

As with any poultry, always double check that the turkey is properly cooked before serving. Your turkey should be piping hot all the way through with no pink meat left and the juices should run clear when the thickest part of the thigh and breast are pierced with a clean fork or skewer.

Ask your Butcher for 1 KG Per adult for Turkey on the Bone, that鈥檚 plenty for leftovers for the next day and the all-important Turkey Sandwiches.听

Instructions

路听听听听听听听 If you are using a frozen turkey, make sure it is completely defrosted before roasting. Remember to handle your turkey as little as possible, and wash your hands thoroughly as well as any surfaces that come into contact with raw turkey.

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1.听听听听 Remove the giblets and keep for making gravy if you wish

2.听听听听 Preheat oven to 180掳/350掳F /gas mark 5

3.听听听听 Place the turkey on carrots, potatoes and onions in the roasting tray. Season with black pepper, sprigs of rosemary, sage & thyme

4.听听听听 Cut 2 oranges and place inside the cavity of the Turkey with a sprig of Rosemary.

5.听听听听 Brush the turkey with melted Butter and season with pepper and nutmeg.

6.听听听听 . If the skin is already brown, keep the foil on the turkey to keep it moist

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While the turkey is resting, prepare the gravy as follows: To the turkey juices add 50g tomato puree and 50g flour. Place tray with juice on heat and whisk in tomato puree and flour. Add 1 litre of chicken stock and a little gravy browning to colour. Season with pepper.

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Brian鈥檚 advice for cooking unstuffed turkeys is conventional and gas ovens weight of turkey cooking time. (Preheated oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4)

听45 Minutes per KG cooking time for Whole Turkey.

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