Roast Turkey With Hazelnut Stuffing

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 16 lbs fresh turkey
• 1 cup coarse salt
• 2 granny smith apples, quartered
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 orange, quartered
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper
• 3 tablespoons fresh thyme or 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 lb unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup hazelnuts, roasted and skinned
• 1 lb fresh lamb sausage
• 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, diced
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 lb chopped onion
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 2 tablespoons sage
• 1/2 lb virginia ham, diced
• 8 cups stale bread, cut in 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 cup chopped italian parsley
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoons coarse salt
• 2 teaspoons coarse black pepper
• 2 ounces amaretto
• 1 cup turkey stock

Recipe

• 1 prepare turkey:.
• 2 rub salt all over turkey, inside and out.
• 3 cover turkey with cold water and let sit for one hour in the sink (this will get rid of blood and gamey taste).
• 4 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 5 mix spices with apples.
• 6 put 1/2 of apple mixture inside turkey under meat (front).
• 7 using the other half of apple mixture and quartered orange, stuff under the dark meat (back) inside turkey.
• 8 prepare basting sauce #1 by heating butter and adding juices and spices.
• 9 put turkey in roasting pan and add basting sauce.
• 10 roast, covered with foil, for 2 hours.
• 11 prepare stuffing:.
• 12 put hazelnuts in food processor and chop to medium coarseness.
• 13 in a large skillet, brown lamb sausage and drain.
• 14 add 3 teaspoons of butter to pan and fry chicken until done.
• 15 saute onions, celery, and sage until translucent.
• 16 add ham and rest of vegetables in large bowl, adding the lamb, chicken and bread, mixing well.
• 17 add eggs and amaretto.
• 18 finally, add turkey stock to moisten.
• 19 put in baking pan and bake 1 hour at 350 °f.
• 20 finish roasting turkey:.
• 21 remove foil and roast until internal temperature is 175°f, basting every 15 minutes.
• 22 prepare #2 basting sauce by heating butter and maple syrup.
• 23 remove bird from oven when it reaches 175°f.
• 24 let rest — turkey will continue to cook, reaching 180°f in the next 15 minutes.
• 25 baste with #2 sauce until all sauce is gone.
• 26 remove fruit from inside.