Turkey
Don’t just wing it. Here’s Danielle Alvarez’s guide to the perfect roast turkey
This lean meat needs a little extra love to turn it into a tender, juicy bird. Here’s how.
- Danielle Alvarez
A turkey gravy so good you’ll want to pour it on everything
A good gravy maketh the meal. This recipe by Danielle Alvarez brings together a rich turkey stock with the delicious crunchy nubbins from the pan.
- Danielle Alvarez
Christmas Day SOS: How to fix soggy spuds, dry turkey, rubbery crackling and more common cooking fails
Rest your turkey before serving, par-boil your potatoes, blast your pork with a hair dryer if you have to – just don’t panic, Christmas dinner help is at hand.
- Caroline Velik
Talking turkey: Do you need to brine your Christmas bird and how long for?
The secret to a tender turkey is a well-brined bird. Here, Danielle Alvarez shows you how.
- Danielle Alvarez
- Recipe collection
- Christmas
Have a very merry RecipeTin Eats Christmas with these traditional recipes
This year’s menu includes a game-changing brined turkey breast, my signature glazed ham and a classic trifle.
Life of brine: RecipeTin Eats shares the simple secret to succulent roast turkey every time
JB’s secret brine recipe guarantees this will be a Christmas lunch gamechanger.
- 2 hrs +
- RecipeTin Eats and Jean-Baptiste Alexandre
Danielle Alvarez's spatchcocked roast turkey with caramelised onion gravy
Spatchcocking means that you remove the backbone, cooking the bird flat. You won't have that quintessential whole bird presentation, but I can guarantee it will be juicier and more flavoursome, and the bonus is that it halves the cooking time. I recommend brining the bird overnight, a step I've discovered over the years is essential. Once you eat this turkey, you won't want to cook it another way ever again.
- 1-2 hrs
- Danielle Alvarez
Turkey, bacon and cranberry sausage rolls
The bacon in these simple sausage rolls stops the turkey mince from becoming too dry, while the cranberries add a touch of tartness and sweetness to offset the bacon. Fantastic all year round, but perfect for Christmas.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Adam Liaw
Curtis Stone's ultimate roast turkey
Curtis Stone shares his recipe for the perfect roast Christmas turkey with gravy - and it's less than 10 ingredients.
- 2 hrs +
- Brought to you by Coles
Turkey roll with chorizo, kale and lemon
Recipes like this are like a Christmas present for the cook of the family. It's the easiest roast turkey ever, roasted for an hour and sliced like a loaf of bread. Yet you still get all the good things – crisp skin, tender white meat, your favourite stuffing, and a big wow factor when you bring it to the table. Watch Jill's video here.
- 1-2 hrs
- Jill Dupleix
Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/goodfood/topic/turkey-l88