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SAFFRON TURKEY WITH WILD RICE & CRANBERRY STUFFING


Serves 12


FOR THE STUFFING 1 tbsp olive oil 50g butter 2 onions, chopped 2 large sprigs rosemary, chopped 100g cooked wild and long grain rice 50g dried cranberries 100g dried apricots, roughly chopped 175g fresh white breadcrumbs 6 pork and herb sausages, skinned 1 lemon, finely grated rind 1 egg, beaten


FOR THE TURKEY 5.6kg British turkey, giblets removed 1 lemon, halved 1 bay leaf 50g butter Half tsp saffron threads


1 Heat the oil and butter in a saucepan and fry the onion and rosemary for 5-6 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining stuffing ingredients until well combined. Season.


2 Preheat the oven to 190C/gas 5. Melt the butter in a small saucepan, stir in the saffron threads and leave to cool slightly.


3 Push some of the stuffing into the neck end of the bird packing it right up to the breast meat. Secure the neck skin with cocktail sticks. Roll the remaining stuffing into balls (these can be cooked separately for 30 mins).


4 Weigh the turkey and calculate the cooking time at 20 mins per kg plus 90 mins. Push the lemon halves and bay leaf into the cavity and place in a roasting tin. Brush the whole bird with the saffron butter and season well. Cover with foil and roast.


5 Remove the foil and baste with any remaining saffron butter and roast uncovered for the last hour of cooking time. To check to see if the turkey is cooked push a metal skewer into the thickest part of the leg - if the juices run clear the turkey is cooked if the juices are slightly pink pop back into the oven for a further 15 mins before checking again.


6 Cover with foil and allow to rest for 20-30 mins before carving.


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