Turkey with honeyed onion and fennel stuffing | Rowse Honey

Ingredients

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• 100g (3½oz) butter
• 2 small onions about 175g (6 oz), finely chopped
• 1 fennel bulb about 250g (9 oz), finely chopped
• 4 teaspoons Rowse Runny Honey
• 1 lemon
• Bunch fresh rosemary
• 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 175 g (6 oz) fresh breadcrumbs
• 1 egg, beaten
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 5 kg (9¼lb) turkey, wishbone removed, defrosted thoroughly if frozen
• 100 g (4 oz) butter
• 150 g (5 oz) smoked streaky bacon
• 2 tablespoons Rowse Runny Honey
• For turkey gravy
• Turkey giblets
• 1 onion quartered
• 1 carrot quartered
• 2 stems celery, sliced
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 1 chicken stock cube
• 1.2 litres (2 pints) water