Ok - this is not the easiest part of a Christmas Dinner, and so breaks my usual slap-dash rules of only 3-4 steps. Sorry about that - nothing to do. It is however not a hard recipe as far as roast turkeys go - just a simple roast, no brining or anything like that. Let's start you with the stuffing, which is really just chopping, browning and stirring, then I'll move through the trickier bits...
Freekeh Stuffing Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra, to drizzle
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 150g minced veal
- 205g (1¼ cups) freekeh (washed well and soaked for 1 hour)
- 2 tsp shawarma spice
- 1½ tsp salt
- 750ml (3 cups) chicken stock or water
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tbsp ghee
- ½ cup pistachios
- ¼ cup dried barberries
- Salt and pepper to taste
