Herbed Turkey And Dressing

Ingredients

750 ml chicken broth
230 gr butter
4 gr salt
2 gr thyme
1 gr marjoram
1 gr rosemary
7 gr parsley
2 chives
1 nbsp
1 bread
260 gr bulk pork sausage
400 gr celery
375 gr carrots
80 gr mushrooms
220 gr fully ham
240 gr green onions
270 gr pecans
1 tart apple
270 gr apricots
2 gr rubbed sage
1 gr nutmeg
4 eggs
1 turkey

Instructions

In a pan, bring broth, butter and salt to a boil. Add herbs; set aside. Toast bread; cut into 1 cm cubes. Place in a bowl. In skillet, brown sausage. Remove with slotted spoon and add to bread. Add butter to drippings. Saute celery, carrots, mushrooms, ham and onions for 15 minutes. Add to bread mixture. Stir in next eight ingredients. Add eggs and 0.75 cup basting sauce; mix lightly.

Stuff turkey with about 8 cups dressing. Skewer openings; tie drumsticks together. Place on rack in roasting pan. Baste with some of remaining basting sauce. Bake, uncovered at 160ºC or 5 to 5.5 hours or until thermometer reads 185 degrees, basting every 30 minutes.

When turkey begins to brown, cover lightly with foil.

Add broth to remaining dressing; mix lightly. Place in a greased 2- half quart baking dish; chill. Cover and bake at 160ºC or 1 hour. Uncover and bake 10 minutes.