M&S Thanksgiving British Oakham Turkey Typically: 3.45kg

Keep Refrigerated; Suitable for Home Freezing

Serving
Once cooked, delicious hot or cold.

Carving
To ensure your turkey looks as good as it tastes, here are some useful tips on carving. All you need is a sharp knife and a carving fork to hold the bird safely in position.
1. Lift one end of the drumstick and use it to pull the whole leg away from the body, then cut through the joint between the thigh and the body.
2. Turn the turkey so the neck is facing you. Slice the breast meat evenly, carving into long slices parallel with the breast bone.
3. Hold leg by end of drumstick, slice through joint to separate drumstick and thigh.
4. Drumstick meat can be carved off in a vertical direction.
5. Using carving fork, hold thigh in place and carve meat either side of the bone.

Chef's Tip
To Make it More Special...
To improve cooking and help create a more succulent and tasty turkey, loosen the trussing bands by cutting with scissors to allow the legs to relax.
Place a peeled, quartered onion and fresh herbs into the bird cavity before roasting as these will delicately flavour the bird from the inside during cooking.

To Make Perfect Turkey Stock...
Remove the giblets from the bag found inside the turkey. Place in a large pan with the neck and cover with cold water. Add roughly chopped carrot, celery and onion, 1 bay leaf and some black peppercorns to the pan. Bring to the boil and then reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour, skimming fat from the surface. Strain and use to make delicious risottos, gravies or soups.

To Make Perfect Turkey Gravy...
1 tbsp plain flour
568ml (1 pint) fresh turkey stock
Sea salt and black pepper
Drain off fat from the turkey roasting tin, leaving only the turkey roasting juices. Add the flour and blend with the juices over a gentle heat until it turns golden brown and is a smooth consistency. Remove from heat. Gradually add the hot stock to the pan, stirring continuously and ensuring all the meaty sediment is included. Return to the heat and bring to the boil for 3-4 mins, stirring all the time until the gravy thickens. Season to taste and serve.

Oven cook - From Chilled. Electric 180°C, Fan 160°C, Gas 4, time shown on price weight label
Leave out of the fridge to temper for 1 hour prior to cooking. Preheat oven. Remove all packaging and giblets. Line roasting tin with foil, leaving sufficient foil at each end to cover bird. Place turkey in tin. Brush with butter and season with salt and pepper. Fold edges of foil together so turkey is completely enclosed. Place roasting tin in preheated oven. Cook for the time indicated on label on front of pack. Open foil 40 mins before end of cooking time to allow turkey to brown. Baste occasionally with juice from the tray. Remove from oven. Ensure that juices run clear and product is piping hot throughout. Cover with foil and allow to stand for a minimum of 30 mins before carving. Pour over juice prior to serving.
Do not reheat.
If stuffing is required, place in neck end of bird, smooth skin over and tuck underneath to hold stuffing in place. Allow an extra 20 mins per 500g of stuffing.

To Make Perfect Turkey Gravy...
1 tbsp Plain Flour
568ml (1 pint) Fresh Turkey Stock
Sea Salt and Black Pepper
Drain off fat from the turkey roasting tin, leaving only the turkey roasting juices. Add the flour and blend with the juices over a gentle heat until it turns golden brown and is a smooth consistency. Remove from heat. Gradually add the hot stock to the pan, stirring continuously and ensuring all the meaty sediment is included. Return to the heat and bring to the boil for 3-4 mins, stirring all the time until the gravy thickens.
Season to taste and serve.

Wrap

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Full Product Name:
Fresh class A British whole Oakham™ turkey with giblets

Storage:
Suitable for freezing.
For use by, see front of pack. Keep refrigerated 0°C to +4°C. Freeze by date mark shown and use within 3 months. Once defrosted (defrost in a refrigerator) use immediately. Defrost thoroughly before use. Do not refreeze after thawing.

Safety Warning:
HANDLING RAW POULTRY SAFELY: this product contains raw poultry. DO NOT WASH. Must be cooked according to the cooking instructions.

To avoid danger of suffocation, keep this wrapper away from babies and small children. Roasting tin will contain hot liquid after cooking. Giblets do not contain gizzards.

Usage:
4-6 Servings

Origin:
Produced in the UK with M&S assured turkey from farms in the UK

Additional Information:
Fresh Class A

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Chester,
CH99 9QS,
United Kingdom.

M&S (Ireland) Ltd,
PO Box 13022,
Ravensdale,
Dublin 2,
Ireland.
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