Thanksgiving Organic Roast Turkey With Crispin Honey Crisp Hard Cider And Honeycrisp Apples

  1. 1-Preheat the oven to 375F for 10 minutes.
  2. 2-Wipe turkey inside & season body cavity. Put to one side while prepping the stuffing
  3. 3-Make the stuffing: Heat the oil in a pan & saute the onion and garlic for 5 minutes
  4. -Stir in chopped Honeycrisp apples, remove from the heat & add remaining stuffing with seasoning to taste; mix well to form a stiff consistency.
  5. 4-Stuff the neck cavity with the prepared stuffing then fold the neck flap over & secure either by sewing using fine twine and a trussing needle
  6. 5-Place the onion wedges & whole garlic cloves in body cavity.
  7. 6-Weigh the turkey and calculate the cooking time allowing 18 min/Lb.
  8. 7-Roll any remaining stuffing into balls and cook round the turkey for the last 20 minutes of cook time.
  9. 8-Place breast upside down in the roasting pan, pour over 200mL of Crispin Honey Crisp Hard Apple Cider
  10. 9-Place roasting pan in the oven & roast for the calculated cooking time.
  11. 10-20 minutes before the end, turn the turkey over, pour over a further 200mL of Crispin Honey Crisp Hard Apple Cider & continue to cook. If the turkey is browning too quickly, cover loosely with tin foil.
  12. 11-Check the turkey is thoroughly cooked by inserting a long skewer in the thickest part of the thigh. If after 1 minute the juices run clear the turkey is cooked.
  13. 12-Remove from oven, place turkey on a serving plate, loosely cover with tinfoil & let stand for 20 minutes before carving.
  14. 13-Strain 300ml of the juices from the cooked turkey into a saucepan and stir in the remaining Crispin Honey Crisp Natural Hard Apple Cider, bring to boil.
  15. 14-Cream the butter with the flour then gradually whisk into the hard cider mixture.
  16. 15. Cook for 2 minutes, adjust seasoning & stir in the creme fraiche. Heat gently for 1 minute then serve with the cooked turkey, garnished with fresh mint sprigs and herbs.

mint sprigs, white breadcrumbs

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/thanksgiving-organic-roast-turkey-with-crispin-honey-crisp-hard-cider-and-honeycrisp-apples-50124742 (may not work)

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