Roast Turkey And All The Trappings Of Xmas Day
The most common meat eaten on Christmas Day is roasted turkey. Research has shown that over 80% of English families would only eat oven cooked turkey and everything else that goes with it at Christmas, nothing else will do!
A family sized turkey must be cooked to a specific interior temperature as there is potential for those that are to eat the meat to contract salmonella. If the bird is frozen it must be defrosted properly before cooking.
Nearly all shop turkeys are now oven prepared, no need to remove the insides or pluck feathers. The only thing that needs doing is removing the giblets from inside the carcass. The giblets should not, however, be just thrown away. They should be boiled in a saucepan to make very tasty gravy stock or the liver can be used finely chopped in stuffing.
If the turkey is going to be stuffed more time must be allowed for the turkey to cook properly. Cooking times will be increased if the legs of the turkey are trussed. The turkey should then be covered in streaky bacon and the whole bird covered in foil which should only be removed when the meat is cooked to allow the skin to crisp and brown. Consult recipe books for cooking times as larger turkeys will obviously take much longer to cook.. And don’t fprget the gravy boat for that perfect turkey gravy.
Use a large cooking tray and make sure it is big enough to collect all the juices that seep out. Place the pan on the lower shelf of the oven, not too hot, as the turkey will not cook to a specific interior temperature on the inside if not place on the bottom shelf or in an oven that is too hot. Dark meat takes a lot longer to cook than light meat so make sure that the dark meat part of the turkey is placed at the back of the oven where it is usually hotter. The best chopping board will accommodate a full size bird.
Make sure that family and friends have been invited round well in advance of the big day and on Christmas Eve make sure that preparations are well advanced. An early start will be needed to Christmas Day to make sure everything is cooking prior to the meal. When the oven roasted turkey is cooked, serve everything up and enjoy. The dishes can be washed later!
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