Pancetta ribbed turkey with traditional stuffing

18-20lb turkey
8 pieces thick bacon
1/2 cup diced pancetta
3 T butter
Sea salt
Pepper

Stuffing: one giant loaf white bread cut into bite size pieces
1 8x8 pan cornbread cut into bite size pieces
1/2 cup country sausage browned
1 medium onion
5 stalks celery
1 stick butter
Giblets
Poultry seasoning
Salt and pepper
1 teaspoon sage
2 eggs
Chicken stock

Allow bread out overnight with seasonings on them.

Sauté the giblets and remove from medium sauce pan.
Add onion, celery and butter and cook on medium for 10 minutes until translucent
Add sausage. Cool slightly

Add eggs to dry bread, then sausage mixture, then stock and mix by hand until consistency is wet but not super soggy.
Shove it all in the turkey

Oven at 350. Place stuffed turkey upside down in pan and bake for 45 minutes. Remove and flip turkey. Wrap top of breast with bacon. Allow to cook another 45 minutes. Remove bacon and have not for lunch. Rub turkey with sea salt and pepper, butter, and then sprinkle pancetta on top.  Allow to brown uncovered for another 30 minutes and then cover until internal temp in 170.

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