Turkey With Pistachio Stuffing Recipes

APRICOT & PISTACHIO STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Heat the oil and 40g of the butter in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onions and fry for 15-20 mins or until they are golden and caramelised. Add the garlic and cook for 1 min. Remove from the heat, tip into a large mixing bowl and leave to cool down a little.
• Put half the sourdough into a food processor and blitz to a fine crumb. Tear the remaining bread into small pieces. Add both to the bowl with the onions and mix through 60g pistachios, the chopped sage, apricots and eggs, then season. Tip into a shallow 30 x 20cm baking dish. Will keep in the fridge for up to 24 hrs. Bake for 20 mins or until golden brown and crunchy on top (check after 10 mins and cover if it's already brown).
• Melt the remaining butter in a frying pan, add the sage leaves and fry until crisp. Pour over the stuffing just before serving. Top with the remaining pistachios.

TURKEY WITH PISTACHIO STUFFING

Steps:

• In a large skillet using medium heat melt the butter and add the Pistachio's until they start turning brown. Remove and put in a small bowl. Add the remaining butter,leek,cinnamon and cloves. Cook until the leek is soft.
• Now add the cooked rice, stock,tomato,miny,allspice,oregano,cumin, garlic power,salt and pepper. Cook on low for 10 minutes stirring all the time. Stir in the pastachio's and let set for 15 minutes.
• Preheat grill at 325. Wash the turkey under cold water inside and out. Pat dry and set on a roasting rack inside a roasting pan. Fill the cavity with the stuffing. Use a skewer to close the cavity.
• Baste the top and side with the butter ans season with salt and pepper. Pour 2 cups of water in the bottom of the roasting pan.Place the turkey in the grill basting occasionally. Roast until the breast reads 165 degrees, about 3 1/2 to 3 hours 45 minutes. Remove the turkey from the grill, covering it with aluminum foil and let it rest for 15 minutes.

COUSCOUS, PISTACHIO & CRANBERRY STUFFING

Steps:

• Place the couscous in a large bowl, pour over the boiling water, stir with a fork. cover and set aside for 10 minutes until all the liquid has absorbed.
• Melt the butter in a frying pan over medium heat until foaming add the onion, garlic, thyme and cumin cook, stirring for 5 minutes or until onion softens.
• Season with salt & pepper - set aside for 15 minutes to cool.
• Stir the onion mixture, craisins, pistachios and parsley into the couscous - add the eggs and stir to combine.
• Stuff the couscous mixture into the turkey and cook until turkey is done or place in rectangular baking tin (or arrange into a 25cm long roll, about 8cm thick - roll up foil to enclose stuffing, place on a baking tray) and bake with turkey for approx 45minutes or until done.