Turkey stuffed with chestnuts and cranberries

Preparation time: 15 min
Cooking time: 2h30
Serves 8

 INGREDIENTS

• One 9 lb turkey
• 3 lb 5 oz sausage meat
• 7 oz cooked chestnuts
• 5 oz cranberries
• 1 celery stalk, chopped
• 3 lb 8 oz new potatoes
• Salt & pepper

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C). 

Mix the sausage meat, celery, chestnuts and cranberries in a bowl and add salt and pepper.

Stuff the turkey with the mixture, then place it on the rack of the oven dish.

Place in the oven for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

Forty-five minutes before the end of the cooking time, add the potatoes to the dish, under the rack.

Tip: For more tender meat, poach the turkey for about 20 minutes before putting it in the oven