Stuffed Wild Turkey
1 (10-lbs.) wild Turkey [dressed]
8 slices Bacon
1 cup Onion [chopped]
1/4 cup Celery [chopped]
1/2 cup Water
1 pkt. Corn bread stuffing mix [herb-seasoned]
1 (cube) chicken bouillon
1/2 cup Hot water
1/2 cup Burgundy
6 slices Bacon
1/2 cup Burgundy
Rinse the bird and pat dry inside and out. Brown 8 slices of bacon in a skillet `til CRISP, then drain reserving the drippings. Sauté the onions and celery in the bacon drippings in a skillet until brown. Add 1/2 cup of water and simmer for 5 min. Combine the stuffing mix, bouillon cube (dissolved in 1/2 cup of hot water), 1/2 c burgundy, onion and crumpled bacon in a bowl mix well. Stuff and truss the turkey. Place the bird in a roaster and arrange 4 slices of bacon across the breast. Wrap 1 bacon slice around each leg and cover tightly with foil. Place the lid on the roaster and bake at 300 degrees F for 4 1/2 hours. Pour remaining burgundy over the turkey and bake uncovered for 40 more min. basting every 10-min. Let stand for 10 min. before slicing and serve.
1 (10-lbs.) wild Turkey [dressed]
8 slices Bacon
1 cup Onion [chopped]
1/4 cup Celery [chopped]
1/2 cup Water
1 pkt. Corn bread stuffing mix [herb-seasoned]
1 (cube) chicken bouillon
1/2 cup Hot water
1/2 cup Burgundy
6 slices Bacon
1/2 cup Burgundy
Rinse the bird and pat dry inside and out. Brown 8 slices of bacon in a skillet `til CRISP, then drain reserving the drippings. Sauté the onions and celery in the bacon drippings in a skillet until brown. Add 1/2 cup of water and simmer for 5 min. Combine the stuffing mix, bouillon cube (dissolved in 1/2 cup of hot water), 1/2 c burgundy, onion and crumpled bacon in a bowl mix well. Stuff and truss the turkey. Place the bird in a roaster and arrange 4 slices of bacon across the breast. Wrap 1 bacon slice around each leg and cover tightly with foil. Place the lid on the roaster and bake at 300 degrees F for 4 1/2 hours. Pour remaining burgundy over the turkey and bake uncovered for 40 more min. basting every 10-min. Let stand for 10 min. before slicing and serve.
