Sainsbury's Small Whole Basted British Turkey 2.6-3.8kg

Cooking instructions: Oven

Oven cook from chilled only. This product is not suitable for oven cooking from frozen. Before cooking: Leave the turkey out of the fridge to temper for one hour before cooking. Refer to the weight label on the front of the bag for the specific roasting time. Preheat oven. Remove all packaging and the neck and the giblet pack from the neck flap or main body cavity. Place the turkey in a deep sided ovenproof roasting tin. Measure out 250ml of chicken or turkey stock (boiled water can be used instead) and pour into the roasting tin around the turkey. Rub oil or melted butter over the skin and season with salt and pepper. Cover the turkey with foil and place on the middle shelf of the oven. During cooking: Spoon the juices in the bottom of the roasting tin over the bird to baste every 30 minutes, rotate the tray and return to the oven. Remove the foil for the final 45 minutes before the end of cooking, baste and return to the oven to allow the skin to become golden brown. After cooking: Once cooked, remove the turkey from the oven. Check food is piping hot throughout, all juices run clear and no pink colour remains. Cover with foil and leave to rest for 30 minutes before carving. To carve, remove the whole breast in one piece and slice. All cooking appliances vary. This is a guide only. Oven cook from chilled 190°C / Fan 160°C / Gas 5 20 mins per kg + 60 mins

Warnings:

This product is not suitable for rare cooking. Do not undercook raw meat. Keep raw meat separate from cooked foods.

Use separate kitchen utensils and surfaces for raw meat and cooked foods or wash them thoroughly between use. Wash hands after handling raw meat.

Cook thoroughly until piping hot throughout, no pink colour remains and the juices run clear. If not fully cooked in accordance with the instructions harmful bacteria may remain. Don’t wash raw turkey.