Roasted Turkey with Sour Cherry, Chestnut, Rosemary and Crouton Stuffing Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• 5kg free-range Golden Turkey
• 4 tbsp rapeseed oil
• Sea salt
• black pepper
• For the Sour Cherry, Chestnut, Rosemary and Crouton Stuffing
• 1 medium farmhouse loaf, white or brown bread
• 8 tbsp rapeseed oil
• 75g butter
• 200g streaky bacon lardons
• 2 onions, peeled and finely chopped
• 400g roasted ready to use chestnuts, roughly chopped
• 160g dried sour cherries
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
• 1 tbsp fresh chopped rosemary leaves
• 3 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely chopped
• 3 tbsps chopped parsley
• The zest and juice of 2 medium lemons
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 150ml of chicken stock
• Giblets from a Golden Turkey
• 1 onion, cut into quarters
• 2 carrots, cut into chunks
• 1 stick of celery, cut into chunks
• 1 fresh bay leaf
• 3 sprigs of parsley
• 1 sprig of thyme
• 5 black peppercorns
• 1 tsp redcurrant jelly
• 750ml of Golden Turkey giblet stock
• 100ml sherry
• 2 tbsp of plain flour