Turkey with Sauerkraut
The Bulgarian festive turkey — roasted for hours on a deep bed of sauerkraut fried with onion and paprika, which catches the fat and juices and comes out as good as the meat; a fixture of the Christmas and New Year table.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 whole turkey (about 4 kg)
- 2 kg sauerkraut
- 2 large onions, chopped
- 6 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 tbsp sweet paprika
- 1 tsp black peppercorns
- 6 allspice berries
- 4 bay leaves
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper, ground
- 500 ml hot water
- 200 ml dry white wine
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 2184 kcal · P 79g · C 208.6g · F 108.1g
Estimated from 12 of 12 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1A day ahead, or at least 2 hours before roasting, rub the turkey inside and out with the salt and ground pepper.
- 2Heat the oven to 170°C. Taste the sauerkraut; if very salty, rinse it briefly, then squeeze it out and chop it into 1 cm strips.
- 3Heat 4 tbsp of the oil in a large pan and fry the onions for 6 minutes, then add the sauerkraut and fry for 10 minutes, stirring, until it softens and takes up the oil.
- 4Off the heat, stir in the paprika, peppercorns and allspice. Spread the sauerkraut in a large, deep roasting tin, tuck in the bay leaves and pour over the wine and hot water.
- 5Brush the turkey with the remaining oil, set it breast side up on the sauerkraut and cover the tin tightly with foil.
- 6Roast for 2 hours 30 minutes — under the foil the bird steams over the cabbage and stays moist.
- 7Remove the foil, raise the heat to 200°C and roast for 40–50 minutes more, basting twice with the tin juices, until the skin is deep golden and the thickest part of the thigh reaches 75°C (the juices run clear).
- 8Rest the turkey for 20 minutes under loose foil, meanwhile stirring the sauerkraut through the juices in the tin.
- 9Carve and serve the meat on the sauerkraut.
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Questions and answers
How long does Turkey with Sauerkraut take to make?
About 370 minutes: 150 min prep and 220 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Turkey with Sauerkraut?
12 ingredients: whole turkey, sauerkraut, onions, sunflower oil, sweet paprika, black peppercorns, allspice berries, bay leaves, salt, black pepper, hot water, dry white wine.
How many servings does this Turkey with Sauerkraut recipe make?
10 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Turkey with Sauerkraut?
About 218 kcal, with 7.9 g protein, 20.9 g carbohydrate and 10.8 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Turkey with Sauerkraut recipe suit?
It is gluten-free and dairy-free.
What cuisine is Turkey with Sauerkraut?
Turkey with Sauerkraut comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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