Roast Turkey Crown
Follow this simple recipe for the perfect roast turkey crown
Serves 8, Ready in 2 hours 15 minutes
Ingredients
- Medium Co-op British turkey crown (approx 2.5 kg)
- 100g Co-op unsalted butter
- 12 Co-op Irresistible smoked bacon rashers
- Sage leaves or 4 rosemary stalks (optional)
- 2 bulbs garlic
- 1 pack Co-op pork, sage and onion stuffing balls
- 2 x pack Co-op British pork chipolatas wrapped in streaky bacon
- 3 satsumas or small oranges, halved
Method
- Preheat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/Gas 5
- Weigh the turkey and calculate the cooking time. If frozen, make sure it's fully defrosted
- Rub the turkey crown all over with butter. Lay the bacon rashers on top in a lattice, and poke the herbs in between, if using
- Cut the garlic bulbs in half and put into the roasting tin. Cover the turkey with a loose foil tent and roast for the cooking time
- 30 mins before the end of cooking, cook the stuffing and chipolatas according to the pack instructions
- With 20 mins left, remove the foil from the turkey, add the satsuma halves to the tin and continue to roast
- To make sure it's cooked, pierce the fattest part of the turkey, the juices should run clear
- Serve on a platter with the stuffing balls, satsuma halves, garlic and chipolatas