Turkey Roast

Ingredients

• 1 turkey (3.5 kg)
• Salt
• Pepper (freshly ground)
• 2 Celery stalks
• 1 onion
• 75 g butter
• 200 g sausage meat
• 1 bunch parsley
• 4 thyme sprigs
• 3 sage sprigs
• Salt
• Pepper (freshly ground)
• 200 ml chicken broth
• 400 g dumpling bread
• 3 tbsp clarified butter
• 250 ml poultry stock
• 100 ml dry white wine
• 200 ml heavy cream
• fruits (e.g., grapes, small apples and pears)
• lettuce leaves (for garnish)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Peel the onion and wash the celery. Dice the vegetables finely. In a pan, foam the butter, then cook the onion and celery over low heat for about 5 minutes. Add the sausage meat and continue cooking with stirring for another 3-4 minutes. Wash and dry the herbs, then chop them. Stir into the vegetable mixture. Season everything with salt and pepper. Gradually mix the dumpling bread with broth and the vegetable blend, ensuring the mixture stays moist but not liquid; you may use only part of the bread if needed. Rinse the turkey. Rub both inside and outside with salt and pepper, then fill it with the bread mixture. Tie the turkey with kitchen twine and dress it. Preheat the oven to 175°C. Heat clarified butter in a large roasting pan on the stove. Sear the turkey all around over high heat, then place it breast-side up and slide it onto the lower rack of the oven. Roast for about 2 hours.

2. 2.

   Occasionally baste with poultry stock. Wrap the finished turkey in aluminum foil and let rest briefly.

3. 3.

   Degrease the roasting liquid, return to the stove, deglaze with wine, scrape off the browned bits, add poultry stock, strain through a fine sieve into a pot, reduce over high heat until half volume, gradually whisk in cream and reduce again to about 1/4 L. Season with salt and pepper. Serve on a platter with lettuce leaves and decorate with various fruits (grapes, small apples and pears).

4. 4.

   Serve with mashed potatoes and lingonberries.

5. 5.

   Prepare two packages of mashed potatoes according to the package instructions.

6. 6.

   Use one large glass of lingonberries.