Roast turkey crown with herb butter

Name: Roast turkey crown with herb butter
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1.5kg turkey crown; 75g butter, softened; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped; 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped; 1 lemon, zest only; 2 onions, cut in wedges; 250ml water

A small turkey crown roasted under a layer of garlic and herb butter for a proper Sunday dinner.

Time1 hr 45
LevelEasy
Costabout £2.67 a head
Oven190°C (170°C fan)

6 servings

Ingredients

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1.5 kgturkey crown
75 gbuttersoftened
2garlic clovescrushed
1 tbspfresh thymechopped
1 tbspfresh parsleychopped
1lemonzest only
2onionscut in wedges
250 mlwater

Method

1
Heat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan). Mash the butter with the garlic, herbs and lemon zest.
2
Loosen the skin on the turkey and push most of the butter underneath. Rub the rest over the top.
3
Put the onions and water in a roasting tin and sit the turkey on top. Season with pepper.
4
Roast for about 1 hour 20 minutes, until the juices run clear and the thickest part reaches 70 C. Cover with foil if the skin browns too fast.
80 min
5
Rest for 20 minutes before carving. Spoon the pan juices over.
20 min

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