Barbecued Christmas Turkey | Official Weber® Website | Weber IE

Ingredients

• 1 free-range turkey, about 5–5.5kg
• 4 bay leaves
• Olive oil, to drizzle
• 8 rashers of smoked streaky bacon
• 2 onions, peeled and roughly sliced
• 4 celery sticks, roughly chopped
• 2 carrots, sliced lengthwise
• 1 lemon, sliced
• fresh parsley and thyme
• For the flavoured butter:
• 375g butter, at room temperature
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 small lemons, finely grated zest and juice of
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• small bunch of flat leaf parsley, leaves only, chopped
• Timings will vary according to weight, only remove from the barbecue when juices run clear and the meat temperature is above 75°C