Roast Turkey with Garlic Sourdough Stuffing - Cuisine Magazine - From New Zealand to the World

Ingredients

• 1 loaf sourdough bread (about 600g), crusts removed
• 12 cloves roasted garlic (recipe follows)
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 sprig rosemary, leaves coarsely chopped
• 3.5kg turkey, washed and dried
• olive oil for greasing roasting tray
• 1 cup cream
• 1 cup well-flavoured chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar (optional)
• ROASTED GARLIC
• Boiling garlic before roasting dispels any bitterness.
• Garlic can be as much as 10 months old before spring and as it ages it can become bitter.
• 3 bulbs of garlic
• olive oil
• thyme leaves
• NAOMI'S MUSHROOM & CHICKEN LIVER STUFFING
• 1 small onion
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 100g chicken livers, chopped
• 250g sausage meat
• 2 cups mushrooms, sliced
• 3 cups fresh breadcrumbs
• 2 teaspoons fresh sage, chopped
• 2 teaspoons fresh marjoram, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper