Photo: Claudio Schwarz
Saffron roast turkey
22 ingredients
15 min
Serves 8 - 10
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Classic roast turkey not your thing? Add a bit of spice and some special sausages and make a meal to remember
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1278
Calories
80g
Protein
62g
Fat
104g
Carbs
Counts 15 of 21 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Couscous | 1 cup cooked (157g) | 176 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Pistachio | 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) | 159 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Red Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Saffron | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Harissa | not in our table | 0 |
| Redcurrant | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 lemon
- good pinch saffron strands
- 3 large onions , 2 thinly sliced, 1 quartered
- 3 tbsp olive oil , plus extra for greasing
- 2 tbsp coriander seeds , lightly crushed
- 2 tsp cumin seeds , lightly crushed
- 140g dried cranberries
- 100g pistachios , roughly chopped
- 100g couscous soaked in 300ml cold water
- 2 x 20g packs flat-leaf parsley , chopped, plus generous sprigs to garnish
- 2 eggs , beaten
- 4.5-6kg/10-12lb turkey , giblets removed
- 50g butter , melted
- 1 tbsp honey
- bay leaves , to garnish
- 2 x 450g packs good-quality pork sausage
- 2 tbsp harissa paste (Belazu is good)
- 2 red onions , cut into wedges
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 red onions , cut into wedges
- 600ml turkey or chicken stock
- redcurrant jelly , to taste (optional)
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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