Christmas turkey

[sangie]

So I've never done a turkey and I want to try it this year (will possibly do a trial one next weekend first just in case lol!).

So a lovely juicy stuffed turkey is the aim. Hit me with your stuffing recipes please?! Also how do you prepare the turkey, do you put lemon under the skin?

Thanks!

[Joski]

sangie, my go to for things like that is Martha Stewart. Check out her website around the Thanksgiving section. Lots of helpful tips and recipes (some of which I would have never thought of on my own!).

[LuluHB]

Make sure that no matter what else you do, you loosen the skin and rub lots of fat (butter or duck fat) between the flesh and the skin. I usually put a bit of finely cut sage as well as lemon juice, salt and pepper mixed into the fat too. It stops that horrible dryness that turkeys can get. I also wrap strips of prosciuto over the breasts and wings too to help keep moisture in.

You need to baste him often - say every 30 minutes or so.

I'll try to find the stuffing recipe I've used in the past - its sage and walnut - cos apparently I'll be needing it now too ;-)

[sangie]

Thanks Joski will look it up!

Lulu thanks hun, I'd love a stuffing recipe that's been tried and tested. Thanks for the prosciutto tip, would never have thought of that.