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Sage brined roast turkey with chestnut and sausage stuffing
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Sage brined roast turkey with chestnut and sausage stuffing

22 ingredients 2 hr Serves 6 openrecipes

Sage and turkey made very happy bedfellows in this traditional roast turkey recipe. Letting the meat soak overnight in a brine adds extra flavour and keeps it moist.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

937
Calories
68g
Protein
31g
Fat
101g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 17 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Brussels Sprout 1 cup (156g) 56
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Chestnut not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp sea salt
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp dried sage
  • 1 tbsp dried thyme
  • 1 tbsp dried rosemary
  • 2 garlic
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh ginger
  • 1.5kg/3lb 5oz turkey
  • 125g/4½oz softened butter
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh sage
  • 2 tbsp chicken stock
  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 1 onion
  • 1 Bramley apple
  • 250g/9oz pre-cooked chestnuts
  • 800g/1lb 12oz pork sausage
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 500g/1lb 2oz Brussels sprouts
  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
  • roast potatoes
  • gravy

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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