50 g butter, softened
2 kg (4 lb) turkey crown on the bone
Pinch of cloves
Salt and pepper to taste
For the glaze:
4 tbsp honey
1 tbsp mustard
1 tbsp vinegar.
Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F) Smear butter over the turkey crown and season all over with salt and pepper and half the cloves. Place in a roasting tin, skin-side up and roast for 30 minutes. While the turkey is roasting mix all the glaze ingredients together.
Remove turkey from the oven and brush the skin generosly with half the glaze. and continue roasting for 1 hour brushing the turkey with the remaining glaze until cooked through and the glaze is sticky and caramelized. Leave to rest for at least 30 minutes before carving. Serve with homemade gravy.
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