Turkey crown with roast garlic & pancetta

Name: Turkey crown with roast garlic & pancetta
Prep time: 2 h 35 min
Cook time: 2 h 35 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 kgs 4lb 8oz-5lb 8oz turkey crown; 1 serving olive oil; 10 slices about 10 thin slices streaky bacon or pancetta; 1 small rosemary sprigs; 1 large onion, cut into 8 wedges; 4 Tbsps olive oil, plus extra to drizzle; 2 mediums onions, chopped; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 50 grams pine nut; 85 grams grated parmesan; 6 slices pancetta, chopped; 1 small loaf ciabatta, to give 280g 10oz breadcrumbs; 4 Tbsps flat-leaf parsley, chopped; 1 Tbsp rosemary, finely chopped; 1 zest lemon, finely grated; 2 eggs, beaten; 3 whole bulbs garlic, halved horizontally; 1 lemon, cut into 6 wedges; 4 teaspoons plain flour; 175 milliliters sweet marsala; 850 milliliters turkey or chicken stock

Turkey crown with roast garlic & pancetta requires about 2 hours and 35 minutes from start to finish. This recipe covers 40% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 77g of protein, 58g of fat, and a total of 1093 calories. Head to the store and pick up lemon, medium-sweet marsala, pancetta, and a few other things to make it today. Many people really liked this main course. Users who liked this recipe also liked Garlic-Herb Crusted Crown Roast of Pork, Garlic and Herb-Rubbed Pork Crown Roast, and Drumstick Crown Roast.

Instructions

Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas

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Oven

Rinse the turkey then pat dry with kitchen paper. Weigh it to calculate the cooking time, allowing 20 mins per kg, plus 70 mins (or 90 mins when roasting a crown over 4kg). Sit the turkey on a board, very lightly rub all over with olive oil and season with pepper.

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Olive Oil

Pepper

Whole Turkey

Dry Seasoning Rub

Lay the pancetta or streaky bacon over the top of the turkey, slightly overlapping to cover it. Tuck the slices under the bird to secure at the bottom. Insert small rosemary sprigs haphazardly between the slices. Season with pepper. Tie the crown across in 2-3 places with butchers string, to hold the shape together.

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Pancetta

Rosemary

Pepper

Whole Turkey

Bacon

Put the onion wedges in the middle of a large roasting tin and sit the crown on top. Cover the turkey with a loose tent of foil, then roast following your calculated time.

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Whole Turkey

Onion

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Aluminum Foil

Make the stuffing.

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Stuffing

Heat 3 tbsp of the oil in a large frying pan. Tip in the onions and garlic, and fry for 5-8 mins until softened and starting to turn golden. Push the onions to one side of the pan, then add the pine nuts and continue to fry for 1 min more, stirring the nuts until golden.

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Pine Nuts

Garlic

Onion

Nuts

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Remove from the heat and cool slightly. Stir in the remaining oil, all but a small handful of the Parmesan and the remaining stuffing ingredients. Season with salt and pepper. Loosely spoon stuffing mixture (dont pack it down) into an oiled ovenproof dish, drizzle with a little extra olive oil, sprinkle with remaining Parmesan, then lay a sheet of baking parchment on top. Set aside. Can be made 1 day ahead and chilled.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Parmesan

Stuffing

Cooking Oil

Thirty mins before the end of the cooking time, remove the turkey and increase oven to 200C/180C fan/gas

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Whole Turkey

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Oven

If you are roasting potatoes put them in now. Roast the garlic.

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Potato

Garlic

Remove the foil, place the garlic halves and lemon wedges around the turkey, then baste them and the turkey with the cooking juices. Return the tin to the oven and continue to roast for the final 30 mins. To test if cooked, pierce the fattest part of the crown with a skewer the juices should run clear, not pink. If they are pink, continue to roast, checking at 10 min intervals.

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Lemon Wedge

Garlic

Whole Turkey

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Skewers

Aluminum Foil

Oven

Remove the turkey, garlic and lemon from the oven, transfer to a warm serving platter and rest, covered loosely with foil, for 30 mins before carving. Meanwhile, increase oven to 220C/200C fan/gas

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Garlic

Whole Turkey

Lemon

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Put the stuffing in the oven and bake for 20 mins, then remove the paper and bake for a further 5 mins until the stuffing is golden.

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Stuffing

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Oven

Make the gravy.

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Gravy

Pour off any excess fat from the roasting tin but leave the juices and onions. Stir all the sticky bits from the bottom of the tin into the juices. Set tin over a medium heat, add the flour and cook, stirring continuously, for 2 mins.

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Onion

All Purpose Flour

Pour in the Marsala and simmer for 2 mins.

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Marsala

Pour in the stock, bring to the boil, then simmer for 5-10 mins or until reduced to your liking. Season with pepper if needed. Strain the gravy into a pan, warm through, then pour into a jug.

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Pepper

Gravy

Stock