Roast Turkey With Pancetta And Pine Nut Stuffing
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 7 oz pancetta, finely diced
- 1 None Spanish onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 1/4 cups fresh breadcrumbs
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh sage
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
- 3/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
- 1/3 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 None lemon, zested
- 1 None large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 (9 lb) whole turkey
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0F.
- To make the stuffing, heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Cook pancetta until golden. Add onion and garlic. Cook until softened. Transfer to a bowl along with breadcrumbs, herbs, pine nuts, Parmesan, lemon zest and egg. Season.
- Loosely stuff turkey cavity with stuffing. Place remaining stuffing into a buttered loaf pan and set aside. Truss chicken with butcher's twine and place in a roasting pan. Rub generously with olive oil and season. Cover with greased heavy-duty foil and roast for 2 hours. Remove foil. Place loaf pan of stuffing in oven. Cook turkey and stuffing for 40 mins.
- Transfer turkey to a serving platter to carve tableside. Serve with stuffing.
olive oil, pancetta, spanish onion, garlic, fresh breadcrumbs, parsley, fresh sage, thyme, pine nuts, parmesan cheese, lemon, egg, turkey
Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/33706 (may not work)