Rice Stuffed Turkey - Hashwat Rizz

Total Time: 6 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 whole turkey, cleaned and washed
• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 12 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 lb lean beef or 1 lb lamb, cut into 1/4 inch cubes
• 3 medium onions, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 4 tablespoons fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
• 1 small red pepper, very finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 2 cups rice, rinsed
• 4 cups boiling water
• 1 teaspoon sage
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 rub lemon juice and 2 tsps. of salt on the turkey, inside and outside. keep aside.
• 2 melt 6 tbsps. butter in a saucepan.
• 3 add the meat and saute on medium flame for 10-15 minutes.
• 4 fold in onions, garlic, corriander leaves and the small red pepper. stir-fry for 10 minutes.
• 5 fold in 1 teaspoons salt, thyme, rosemary, corriander seeds, allspice, rice, 2 cups of water and half of the following: sage, pepper, cinnamon and ginger.
• 6 bring to a boil.
• 7 cover and reduce heat to low.
• 8 simmer for 15 minutes and stir every 3 minutes.
• 9 remove from heat.
• 10 fold in the almonds.
• 11 stuff the turkey including the neck opening and then sew and place it in a roaster.
• 12 prepare a basting juice by combining 4 tbsps. butter, sage, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, and the remaining water.
• 13 baste turkey with this mixture.
• 14 cover and bake in a 350f pre-heated oven for 2 1/2 hours.
• 15 baste every 20 minutes.
• 16 uncover and turn the turkey over.
• 17 baste and bake for 2 more hours or until the turkey is cooked. remember to baste every 20 minutes.
• 18 prepare a sauce by adding the remaining 2 tbsps. butter to the juice in the pan.
• 19 serve the turkey with the sauce.
• 20 as a side dish, you may serve mashed potatoes, peas and corn and cranberry sauce(recipes posted separately).
• 21 bon appetite!
• 22 enjoy :).