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Written by Marco Pierre White shares some of his Christmas Turkey secrets and how to make the perfect gravy.
Christmas Turkey & Gravy Recipe | Marco Pierre White
Marco Pierre White's Traditional Christmas Turkey with Gravy Recipe,
Serving: 8 | Prep: 15 min | Cooking: 180 min
Ingredients:
| Turkey | 6 | kg | |
| Chicken Stock Cube | 3 | ||
| Unsalted Butter | 120 | g | |
| Vegetable Stock Pot | 1 | ||
| Olive Oil |
Method:
1 . Melt the butter in a saucepan and allow to cool
2 . Skim off any solids
3 . Mix in 2 of the stock cubes
4 . Massage the paste onto the skin and inside the cavity
5 . Reserve about a tablespoon of the butter
6 . Chop off the wings and place in a preheated roasting tray
7 . Pour in a little oil
8 . Add the turkey
9 . Pour over the remaining butter paste and into the oven
Cooking:
1 . Preheat the oven
2 . Pop the turkey in for 3 hrs (check your instructions)
3 . Skim the fat and keep the roasting juices & sediment for the gravy
4 . Put the wings & sediment into a pot
5 . De-glaze the roasting tray with a little chicken stock to add to the wings & sediment
6 . Pour in some water and the veg stock pot
7 . Boil for 5 minutes to reduce returning some of the fat from the roasting tray
8 . Sieve into a clean pan
1 . Melt the butter in a saucepan and allow to cool
2 . Skim off any solids
3 . Mix in 2 of the stock cubes
4 . Massage the paste onto the skin and inside the cavity
5 . Reserve about a tablespoon of the butter
6 . Chop off the wings and place in a preheated roasting tray
7 . Pour in a little oil
8 . Add the turkey
9 . Pour over the remaining butter paste and into the oven
Cooking:
1 . Preheat the oven
2 . Pop the turkey in for 3 hrs (check your instructions)
3 . Skim the fat and keep the roasting juices & sediment for the gravy
4 . Put the wings & sediment into a pot
5 . De-glaze the roasting tray with a little chicken stock to add to the wings & sediment
6 . Pour in some water and the veg stock pot
7 . Boil for 5 minutes to reduce returning some of the fat from the roasting tray
8 . Sieve into a clean pan
