Roast Turkey with herbed bread stuffing.

Pre-heat your oven to 200°c - 240°cCooking time 3 1/2 hours - 4 hours(500g/20minutes) weight ration to cooking time.-Turkey +/- 5kg-Foil enough to cover the turkeyINGREDIENTS FOR THE STUFFING-12 cups bread cubes-1 cup butter-3/4 choppep onion-1 1/2 cup chopped celery-1 cup chopped mushroom-2 tsp salt-1 tsp white pepper-1 Tbls chopped rosemary-1 Tbls chopped thymeMethod.1. Melt your butter2. Cook your chopped onion, celery, mushroom until soft.3. Add your salt and pepper and the herbs4. Remove from the heat.5. In a large bowl put your bread and mix in your cooked ingredients6. Season your turkey with salt & pepper then stuff it with the bread stuffing.FOR SPICE RUB-2 Tbls of the following:- white pepper, salt, paprika & mixed herbs and olive oil.Method.1. Mix all the ingredient and rub the outside of the chicken2. Put your stuffed and spiced rub turkeyon a roasting tray & cover it with the foil.3. Put your turkey in the pre-heated oven and roast.4. Last 30minutes of roasting, remove the foil and brown the turkey to a nice crispy golden brown colour.5. Remove the turkey from the oven and let it rest for at least an hour before carving.Bon Appetite.Chef Benedict