Saffron roast turkey - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 1 lemon
• good pinch saffron strands
• 3 large onion, 2 thinly sliced, 1 quartered
• 3 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for greasing
• 2 tbsp coriander seed, lightly crushed
• 2 tsp cumin seed, lightly crushed
• 140g dried cranberry
• 100g pistachio, roughly chopped
• 100g couscous soaked in 300ml cold water
• 2 x 20g packs flat-leaf parsley, chopped, plus generous sprigs to garnish
• 2 egg, beaten
• 4½ -6kg/10-12lb turkey, giblets removed
• 50g butter, melted
• 1 tbsp honey
• bay leaves, to garnish
• 2 x 450g packs good-quality pork sausage
• 2 tbsp harissa paste (Belazu is good)
• 2 red onion, cut into wedges
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 600ml turkey or chicken stock
• redcurrant jelly, to taste (optional)