Citrus & thyme turkey - Good Food Middle East

Name: Citrus & thyme turkey - Good Food Middle East
Ingredients: 4½ -5.6kg/10-12lb turkey, thawed if frozen, giblets removed; 2x 20g bunches of lemon or regular thyme; 1 orange; 1 lemon; 8 tbsp olive oil; Lightly spiced Christmas stuffing (see 'Goes well with' below); 4 bay leaves; 4 carrots, halved lengthways and cut into chunks; 1 large onion, roughly chopped; 50g butter, softened; 300ml/½pint red wine; 1 heaped tbsp redcurrant jelly; 600ml turkey or chicken stock; 10 small red onions, peeled and quartered lengthways but still attached at the root; 2 onion squash or 2 small butternut squash (total weight about 500g/1lb 2oz), cut into thin wedges and peeled

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Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims onlyTry this traditional based turkey with its easy citrus twist that transforms it into a Christmas Day showstopper

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Ingredients

4½ -5.6kg/10-12lb turkey, thawed if frozen, giblets removed
2x 20g bunches of lemon or regular thyme
1 orange
1 lemon
8 tbsp olive oil
Lightly spiced Christmas stuffing (see 'Goes well with' below)
4 bay leaves
4 carrots, halved lengthways and cut into chunks
1 large onion, roughly chopped
50g butter, softened
300ml/½pint red wine
1 heaped tbsp redcurrant jelly
600ml turkey or chicken stock
10 small red onions, peeled and quartered lengthways but still attached at the root
2 onion squash or 2 small butternut squash (total weight about 500g/1lb 2oz), cut into thin wedges and peeled