Photo: Claudio Schwarz
Citrus & thyme turkey
15 ingredients
Serves 8 - 10
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Try this traditional based turkey with its easy citrus twist that transforms it into a Christmas Day showstopper
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
604
Calories
36g
Protein
29g
Fat
47g
Carbs
Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Red Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Stuffing | not in our table | 0 |
| Redcurrant | not in our table | 0 |
| Pumpkin | 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
- 2x 20g bunches of lemon or regular thyme
- 1 orange
- 1 lemon
- 8 tbsp olive oil
- Lightly spiced Christmas stuffing (see 'Goes well with' below)
- 4 bay leaves
- 4 carrots , halved lengthways and cut into chunks
- 1 large onion , roughly chopped
- 50g butter , softened
- 300ml/½pint red wine
- 1 heaped tbsp redcurrant jelly
- 600ml turkey or chicken stock
- 10 small red onions , peeled and quartered lengthways but still attached at the root
- 2 onion squash or 2 small butternut squash (total weight about 500g/1lb 2oz), cut into thin wedges and peeled
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
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