Thanksgiving Wild Turkey from 'The Wild Chef

Name: Thanksgiving Wild Turkey from 'The Wild Chef
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 375 grams 3/4 pound fatback, salted pork, or bacon, 1/2 pound minced, 1/4 pound sliced; 946 milliliters (8 oz/250 g) toasted diced bread; 3 ribs celery, minced; 237 milliliters (8 fl oz/250 ml) chicken stock; 6 servings Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 8 sprigs Italian parsley, minced; 2 sprigs rosemary, minced; 6 sprigs sage, minced; 1 wild turkey, 11–13 pounds (5.5–6.5 kg); 1 yellow onion, minced

Thanksgiving Wild Turkey from 'The Wild Chef is a dairy free main course. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 104g of protein, 50g of fat, and a total of 948 calories. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up garlic, chicken stock, rosemary, and a few other things to make it today. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Thanksgiving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Render half of the minced fatback slowly in a heavy-bottom sauté pan. Reserve and keep warm.

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Frying Pan

Dry the turkey very well with paper towels. Using a brush, coat the exterior with some of the warm minced fatback and season well with salt and pepper inside and out.

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Salt And Pepper

Fatback

Whole Turkey

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Paper Towels

Heat up the remaining minced fatback on medium.

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Fatback

Add the onion and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, then add the celery and cook for 5 minutes more.

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Salt And Pepper

Celery

Onion

Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.

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Garlic

Remove from the heat and add the toasted bread. Moisten with stock and add the minced herbs. Taste the bread cubes and add more broth and herbs as needed—they should be moist and tasty. Gently fill the cavity of the turkey with this mixture, and cover the breast with the remaining slices of fatback.

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Fatback

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Bread

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Herbs

Place the turkey, breast side up, in a heavy roasting pan and put it in the oven. Roast for 1 hour.

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Whole Turkey

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Oven

Remove the fatback, raise the oven temperature to 375°F (190°C), and continue roasting for 1 hour to brown the breast.

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Fatback

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Remove the turkey as soon as it registers 160°F (71°C) on an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, away from the bone.

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Whole Turkey

Bone