Succulent and zesty, with a hint of sweetness
(5 votes)
Cook: 3 Hours
Serves: 8
Price: £5 per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 196g serving contains
Energy
1329kj
318kcal
1329kj
318kcal
16%
Fat
9.6g
9.6g
Med
14%
14%
Saturates
2.4g
2.4g
Med
12%
12%
Sugars
10.4g
10.4g
Med
12%
12%
Salt
0.33g
0.33g
Med
6%
6%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
678kj/162kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
678kj/162kcal
Ingredients
Extra Special Large Free-Range Corn-Fed Turkey Crown* (typically 2.75kg)
6 shallots, halved
10 cloves garlic
3 bay leaves
20g pack rosemary
20g pack thyme
Zest and juice 3 lemons, empty peels reserved
2tbsp rapeseed oil
100g clear honey
Method
1
Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5. Calculate the cooking time (see top turkey tip above).
2
Put the turkey crown in a roasting tin and surround with the shallots, garlic, bay leaves, rosemary, ½ the thyme and the reserved lemon peels. Rub the crown with the oil.
3
Cover the turkey with a loose tent of foil and roast for the calculated time.
4
Reserve a few sprigs of the remaining thyme. Simmer the rest with the honey and lemon zest and juice in a pan for 5 mins.
5
About 30 mins before the cooking time ends, brush the honey mixture over the crown. Turn up the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Roast, uncovered, basting with the juices after 15 mins, until cooked through (thermometer must read 75C or above). If not done, roast for another 15 mins and check again.
6
When turkey is cooked, rest for 30 mins, then garnish with the reserved thyme sprigs and serve.