Bacon Roasted Wild Turkey
1 (10-12 lb.) wild turkey cleaned
Salt & Pepper
1 large onion, chopped
1 stalk of celery chopped
1 carrot chopped
2 tsp. Poultry Seasoning
1 tsp. sage
1 lb. sweet pork sausage
1 1/2 qt. soft bread crumbs
3 tbsp. chopped parsley
6 strips of Bacon
Prepare the turkey by seasoning it with salt and pepper inside and out
Weigh turkey to determine cooking time, aprox. 20-25 minutes per pound.
Prepare stuffing:
Cook onion, celery and carrot with sausage in skillet for 5 minutes
Add poultry seasoning, sage and bread crumbs and mix completely
Moisten with a little hot water if too dry.
Stuff mixture into turkey cavity
Place turkey breast down in uncovered pan and roast for half the total required time.
Then turn bird breast up.
Lay strips of bacon over breast.
Finish roasting.
Test by pushing sharp-tined fork into a thigh and the thick part of the breast.
If fork enters easily and if juice has no read tint, the bird is ready.
Serves 6-8.
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