FoodCoop Recipes
Roast Turkey Crown
Follow this simple recipe for the perfect roast turkey crown
Cook
135 minutes
Serves
8
Ingredients
Medium Co-op British turkey crown (approx 2.5 kg)
100g Co-op unsalted butter
12 Co-op Irresistible smoked bacon rashers
Sage leaves or 4 rosemary stalks (optional)
2 bulbs garlic
1 pack Co-op pork, sage and onion stuffing balls
2 x pack Co-op British pork chipolatas wrapped in streaky bacon
3 satsumas or small oranges, halved
Method
Preheat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/Gas 5
Weigh the turkey and calculate the cooking time. If frozen, make sure it's fully defrosted
Rub the turkey crown all over with butter. Lay the bacon rashers on top in a lattice, and poke the herbs in between, if using
Cut the garlic bulbs in half and put into the roasting tin. Cover the turkey with a loose foil tent and roast for the cooking time
30 mins before the end of cooking, cook the stuffing and chipolatas according to the pack instructions
With 20 mins left, remove the foil from the turkey, add the satsuma halves to the tin and continue to roast
To make sure it's cooked, pierce the fattest part of the turkey, the juices should run clear
Serve on a platter with the stuffing balls, satsuma halves, garlic and chipolatas
