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Ingredients
for
8
Roast Turkey with Grapes
45 min., ready in 2 h. 15 min.
Time:
Ingredientsfor
- Ingredients
- 1 Turkey (ready to cook, about 2.5 kg)
- 2 rosemary
- ½ bunch thyme
- 6 fresh bay leaves
- 250 grams Pancetta
- 3 Tbsps olive oil
- 250 milliliters Marsala wine (or grape juice)
- 300 milliliters chicken stock
- 250 grams purple, seedless Grape
- 1 pomegranate
- Sea salt
- freshly ground peppers
Preparation
1.
Preheat oven to 160°C (approximately 325°F).
2.
Rinse turkey, pat dry and cut into pieces.
3.
Strip herbs from stems and coarsely chop. Sprinkle turkey parts with pepper, chopped herbs and bay leaves and carefully wrap with pancetta. In a roasting, cook turkey in hot oil until browned on all side. Deglaze with a little marsala and stock. Bake 60-80 minutes, basting occasionally with pan juices.
4.
Rinse, halve and remove seeds from grapes.
5.
Halve pomegranate and remove seeds. Add pomegranate seeds and grapes to roasting pan during the last 10 minutes of baking time. Season with salt and pepper and serve with white bread if desired.