Stuffed turkey recipe

Recipe for stuffed turkey in our easy arab recipes collection.

Recipe ingredients

• 1 turkey, 16 ounces, cleaned
• 24 ounces ground meat
• 2 cups short grain rice
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 15 chestnuts, boiled and peeled
• 1/2 cup blanched and toasted almonds
• 1/4 cup fried seedless raisins
• 32 ounces baby potatoes, boiled and peeled
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom pods
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons shortening or butter
• 1 tablespoon salt, as desired
• 2 bay leaves

How to make stuffed turkey

• Rub Turkey inside and out with 1/2 quantity of salt, black pepper and ground cinnamon. Put aside.
• Fry onions with shortening over medium heat, stirring, add ground meat with a dash of salt, black pepper and cumin.
• Stir occasionally till meat is tender.
• Add rice, water to cover, bring to a boil, when half cooked remove from pot.
• Add almonds, raisins and half quantity of chestnuts to meat mixture. Mix well.
• Stuff turkey. Stitch opening. Place in a large pot.
• Add cinnamon sticks, cardamom and bay leaves.
• Add water to cover. Cook over high heat.
• When it boils reduce heat to low.
• Cover and cook for 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove from pot. Brush with butter.
• Place in a deep oven tray. Pour stock over.
• Bake in a moderate oven till tender and stock almost evaporates.
• Cover with aluminum foil when too brown.
• Serve in a platter surrounded with extra chestnuts.

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