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Poultry and Game Recipes -
Turkey with Chestnut and Apple Stuffing Recipe
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Poultry and Game
Recipes
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Turkey with
Chestnut and Apple Stuffing Recipe
Ingredients
Serve
10
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500 g/1 lb
chestnuts
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4 shallots, finely chopped
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1 tablespoon chopped parsley
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1 small egg, beaten
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500 g/1
lb dessert apples, peeled, cored and
chopped
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250 g/8 oz belly of pork, finely chopped
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6 kg/12
lb oven-ready turkey
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50 g/2
oz butter
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150 ml/1/4 pint Madeira
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salt and pepper
To garnish:
Method:
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Cook
the chestnuts in boiling water for 15 minutes.
Drain, cool, skin and chop. Mix with the shallots,
parsley and egg and season to taste with salt and
pepper.
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Place the apples in a pan and cook, stirring, for
5
minutes. Mix them into the stuffing, together with
the pork. Put the stuffing into the neck cavity of
the turkey, then sew up the opening.
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Place the turkey in a roasting pan, rub the skin
with the butter and season liberally with salt and
pepper.
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Roast in a preheated oven,
180°C
(350°F), Gas Mark 4, basting occasionally, for
3 1/2-4 hours. Transfer the turkey to a warm
serving dish.
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Add the Madeira to the roasting pan,
place over a high heat and boil for 3 minutes. Spoon
over the turkey and serve, garnished with apple
rings and watercress.
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