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Salt & pepper turkey
Photo: Claudio Schwarz

Salt & pepper turkey

13 ingredients Serves 8 - 10 openrecipes
Salt & pepper turkey

A finishing touch of a lattice of bacon makes this turkey a Christmas dinner centre-stage star

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1023
Calories
77g
Protein
28g
Fat
113g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Turkey 100g cooked 189
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cranberry 1 cup raw (100g) 46
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Stuffing not in our table 0
Sauce 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

  • 4.5-5.6kg/10-12lb turkey , thawed if frozen, giblets removed
  • 1 tbsp black peppercorns
  • 1 tbsp Maldon sea salt
  • 1 lemon
  • a few bay leaves , plus extra sprigs to garnish
  • stuffing of your choice
  • 50g butter , melted
  • 10-12 rashers streaky bacon
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 600ml turkeys or chicken stock
  • 150ml/0.25 pint port
  • 4 tbsp lingonberries preserve or cranberry sauce
  • 2 tsp wholegrain mustard

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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