Citrus-Stuffed Turkey
| Submitted by: Raquel Mendelow Rein, MLS, 2012 |
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This was a recipe from my dear husband’s South African friend, Melanie. She taught us that instead of stuffing the turkey with traditional stuffing, stuff it with citrus instead to make a pretty, not-so-edible-due-to-the- bitter-taste stuffing to absorb the turkey fat. We have served this to our family every Thanksgiving for the past five years.
| Servings: 10-12 | Cultural Connection: South Africa |
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Ingredients
| 1 10-15 lb turkey. | 5 grapefruits | 6 oranges |
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| 3 limes | 3 lemons | 2 onions |
| 3-inch piece of string to tie the legs around |
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Cut up grapefruits, oranges, limes, lemons, and onions into wedges that would fit inside the turkey.
- Take your turkey and wash it thoroughly before stuffing it with the citrus fruits.
- Put cut-up citrus wedges inside the turkey.
- Take the 3-inch string and tie the legs together.
- Place turkey in the oven and bake for four hours.
- When turkey is done, take it out of the oven and slice it for everyone to enjoy!
