 United States
For Stuffing:
2/3 cup milk
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1 1/4 cups coarse white bread crumbs
4 oz York ham, finely chopped
2 tablespoons snipped flalt-leaf Italian parsley
2 tablespoons butter
3 shallots,
minced 8 oz cleaned chicken livers,cut into 1/2 inch dice
2 1/2 oz shelled walnuts, coarsely grated
4 pinches ground cumin
1/3 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 pinches ground cloves
4 pinches ground cayenne pepper
4 pinches grated nutmeg
2 tablespoons Cognac
1 truffle, fresh or dried, about
1 1/2 oz 1 Bresse turkey, about 8 lb, ready for roasting
FOR STUFFING: Boil the milk in a small saucepan and add salt and pepper and the breadcrumbs. Cook the mixture on low heat for 3 or 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until you have a sticky paste. Put this into a large bowl and let it cool for 3 minutes. Add the ham and parsley; mix well. Melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet. Add the shallots and brown for 3 minutes over gentle heat. Add the livers and cook, stirring continuously, for 2 minutes. They should be just sealed but not browned. Add the liver and shallots to the bowl and mix. Stir in the walnuts, cumin, cinnamon, cloves, cayenne, nutmeg and salt and pepper. Mix again and sprinkle with the Cognac. Coarsely grate the truffle over the bowl. Stir well. FOR TURKEY: Stuff the turkey and sew up the openings with cotton thread. Put the turkey in a large roasting pan and place in the oven. Set the oven to 400 degrees F. Roast the turkey for 30 minutes. Brush the giblets with oil and place them around the bird. Roast for 2 1/2 hours more, basting often. When the pan juices have caramelized add 2 tablespoons (1 1/2 fl oz/45 ml) of water to the pan and repeat as often as necessary to avoid burning. When the turkey is cooked, let it rest for 20 to 30 minutes in the turned-off oven, covered with a sheet of foil. Place it on a large platter and pour the gravy through a strainer into a saucepan. Set aside for 5 minutes for the fat to rise to the surface. Skim off the fat with a spoon and discard. Season the gravy with salt and pepper, reheat, and pour it into a gravy boat. Serve this turkey with peeled chestnuts heated in a little gravy.
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