1 medium turkey (abt 5kg)
1 orange
1 large onion
2 tblspns oilve oil
Salt and pepper
1/4 tspn dried rosemary
1/4 tspn dried oregano
175g melted butter
4-6 slices bacon
1/10L dry white wine
Juice 2 oranges
2 cloves garlic finely chopped
1 tspn chicken stock
Dice the unpeeled orange.
Chop the onion finely.
Toss in a bowl with olive oil, salt and pepper, rosemary and oregano.
Place turkey in roasting dish and loosely stuff with above mixture.
Brush well all over with melted butter.
Dust with salt and pepper.
Cover breast of turkey with the bacon and to stop it drying out.
Preheat oven to 160C and cook turkey for 30 minutes.
In the meantime, make basting sauce, using rest of melted butter, orange juice, garlic and chicken stock mixed in 1 cup of hot water, salt and pepper.
Baste turkey several times in that first half hour.
Now cover the turkey with tin foil and continue cooking. Baste frequently, i.e. every half hour and replace foil.
Half an hour before turkey is ready, remove foil and bacon.
Takes 3.5-4 hours approx. to cook altogether.
Juices can be used for gravy.